Are there any diseases that can be transmitted through eggs?

[CiceroXY]

Maybe a dumb question but I'm curious to know which diseases (virus or bacterium) can be transferred to humans by eating infected eggs. As I can imagine, our chickens could run across infectious bronchitis, salmonella, staphylococcus infections (and so on..) throughout their lives

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Salmonella is the obvious one, which is why there are temp requirements for cooking eggs and menus at restaurants have a disclaimer about eating undercooked eggs (ie over easy)

 

[CiceroXY]

Moreover I read somewhere on the net that is a good practice to wash your hands after having touched the eggs because if the hen is sick, the eggshell is probably covered by bacteria/virus

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Yes, if you are talking about the uncooked eggshell acting as a fomite for disease transmission, than I suspect that any zoonotic that chickens can have and that is transmissible through skin contact (or mucus membranes, if you happen to touch them) is a possibility.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

List of common zoonotics from poultry:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pets/farm-animals/backyard-poultry.html

 

[CiceroXY]

Thanks for the link!