Does coronavirus affect chickens!?!?

[Eggcessive]

The pneumovax shot has been around for years. My mother got it in her 60’s. Recently Prevnar 13 has been out, is a newer improved vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia, and most people get it at 65. Those last about 10 years.

 

[Eggcessive]

And it didn't start in Spain.

Yes, it actually started in Kansas, and Americans carried it to Europe during World War I.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Can you clarify? Do you think this outbreak is being manufactured?

I do believe so. If you just look at the numbers this is not a pandemic. More people die in africa from ebola than the amount of coronavirus cases that have been reported.

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Heres a good clarification: https://sph.umich.edu/pursuit/2020posts/how-scientists-quantify-outbreaks.html
If you look at the r naught value of viral spread you will see that measles is even higher than coronavirus coming in at a whopping 12 to 18 reproduction rate. In 2018 in the US alone there were 372 cases of measles. Much more than the coronavirus cases in the US which is around 170 or so. Coupled by the fact that most people who get coronavirus get better on their own in 2 weeks and are then more than likely immune. More than likely this is being blown out of proportion for a reason. Seeing as a company like Amazon owns the Washington Post, several pharmaceutical labs and several pharmacys it has everything to gain from creating a global health scare.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

The pneumovax shot has been around for years. My mother got it in her 60’s. Recently Prevnar 13 has been out, is a newer improved vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia, and most people get it at 65. Those last about 10 years.

I'm not all that concerned with whatever the name of the vaccine was or is, and quite frankly, I'm not sure why you are so consumed with it. My reference to any pneumonia vaccine was in response to another poster who remarked that "maybe they should have a pneumonia vaccine." Moving on, I believe the focus of this post was related to whether the novel coronavirus was transmittable to chickens or other pets. From all the updates I have read, there is no evidence that it is being transmitted or spread by animals we consider as pets. Reliable information can be found on the CDC.gov website or WebMD.

 

[Eggcessive]

There are vaccines for pneumonia. There are different types of pneumonia. If someone has developed pneumonia, their medical professionals usually recommend getting the vaccine. I've had more than one bout of pneumonia. I got the shots every 6 years then got the lifetime shot a few years ago. Since I'm old and have asthma and other health issues, I am a little concerned about the corona virus, as well as the flu. Young, healthy people should not be too alarmed. Practice good hygiene, eat healthy (not junk food), and get enough sleep and you should be fine.

I'm not all that concerned with whatever the name of the vaccine was or is, and quite frankly, I'm not sure why you are so consumed with it. My reference to any pneumonia vaccine was in response to another poster who remarked that "maybe they should have a pneumonia vaccine." Moving on, I believe the focus of this post was related to whether the novel coronavirus was transmittable to chickens or other pets. From all the updates I have read, there is no evidence that it is being transmitted or spread by animals we consider as pets. Reliable information can be found on the CDC.gov website or WebMD.

I am not consumed with it, just naming the vaccine in case you wanted to know what pneumonia vaccines are available. You were the one who mentioned it several times. No need for the comments above.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I do believe so. If you just look at the numbers this is not a pandemic. More people die in africa from ebola than the amount of coronavirus cases that have been reported.

In spite of the fact that the WHO hasn't declared this a pandemic, it meets all the characteristics of the definition of a pandemic.
1. A virus that makes people sick or kills.
2. Sustained person to person transmission.
3. Epidemic spreads to multiple countries.

Phase 5 is when human to human transmission has spread to at least 2 countries.
Phase 6 is declared a pandemic when disease has spread to one more country.
About the only place in the world it hasn't spread to is most of Africa.

It has now spread farther than SARS.
The last pandemic, H1N1 was in 2009.
https://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/pandemic/en/

 

[Hockeychick]

Covid-19 is a zoonotic virus, and it went from animal to human. I have 2 house chickens, and I give them kisses every day. If I got sick, I would absolutely be concerned that I could get them sick as well. .

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Don't kiss your chickens. They don't understand kissing. Chickens don't kiss.
I don't want them close enough to my face that they can peck my eye out.

 

[Dharmachick]

The president wants to keep "the numbers low" which is why only about 6,000 in the whole country have been tested. This isn't a hoax, it's a new virus that we don't have vaccines or medicine for. It has spread here and is killing people. Why is it a hoax?