Ok I feel really stupid for asking this question, but here goes: could having chickens possibly be the source for someone to get MAC? ? I have it, as do two of my sisters. Both of my daughters have many chickens on their properties (for eggs). Could this put them at risk for MAC?
Ok I feel really stupid for asking this question, but here goes: could having chickens possibly be the source for someone to get MAC? ? I have it, as do two of my sisters. Both of my daughters have many chickens on their properties (for eggs). Could this put them at risk for MAC?
Funny you should ask. I had a dinner party last night, a few of my friends keep chickens, so I raised the topic and said I had been advised to avoid them. My friend who has a large flock said he husband, who has numerous lung issues from asthma and his career as a cement contractor, saud he is not allowed near them - his doctors' were adamant. So she asked if she should worry about her health and was told "Only if you have other lung conditions or a compromised immune system that make you susceptible."
Just one point of view - millions of people keep/care for poultry without ever getting MAC.
Sue
Ok I feel really stupid for asking this question, but here goes: could having chickens possibly be the source for someone to get MAC? ? I have it, as do two of my sisters. Both of my daughters have many chickens on their properties (for eggs). Could this put them at risk for MAC?
Just a thought as an engineer. We know MAC is in the soil and in the air.
Could be with a lot of chickens scratching around in the soil, they stir it up.
Harry
Ok I feel really stupid for asking this question, but here goes: could having chickens possibly be the source for someone to get MAC? ? I have it, as do two of my sisters. Both of my daughters have many chickens on their properties (for eggs). Could this put them at risk for MAC?
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Ok I feel really stupid for asking this question, but here goes: could having chickens possibly be the source for someone to get MAC? ? I have it, as do two of my sisters. Both of my daughters have many chickens on their properties (for eggs). Could this put them at risk for MAC?
Funny you should ask. I had a dinner party last night, a few of my friends keep chickens, so I raised the topic and said I had been advised to avoid them. My friend who has a large flock said he husband, who has numerous lung issues from asthma and his career as a cement contractor, saud he is not allowed near them - his doctors' were adamant. So she asked if she should worry about her health and was told "Only if you have other lung conditions or a compromised immune system that make you susceptible."
Just one point of view - millions of people keep/care for poultry without ever getting MAC.
Sue
Just a thought as an engineer. We know MAC is in the soil and in the air.
Could be with a lot of chickens scratching around in the soil, they stir it up.
Harry
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1 ReactionTexas A&M has multiple pages for MAC & birds
https://www.tamuk.edu/finance/risk/animal-safety/mycobacterium-avium.html