HUMANS CAN'T GET CHICKEN POX FROM CHICKENS

[Glenda L Heywood]

Human chicken pox and avian fowl pox are not the same disease. They are caused by entirely different virus. There is no cross infection between humans and birds.

Human Chicken Pox is Varicella zoster see-
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/chic ... c-overview

Avian fowl pox is-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowl_pox

a VERY KNOWLEGEABLE friend of mine sent this to me
please read and be informed correctly

 

[Schultz]

Thanks Glenda, as always, you are very informative. I look forward to reading your posts.

 

[Glenda L Heywood]

your most welcome
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I enjoy elping to educate chicken folks

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

i never said i thought i got chicken pox from chickens....i know it doesnt work that way lol.....i was explaining my symtoms and i used "chicken pox" to describe one of those symptoms....but i dont actually have chicken pox.