The different plants and animals adapted to live in several layers of the rainforest.
What Is Parrot Fever? Parrot fever, also called parrot disease and psittacosis, is very rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been fewer than 50 confirmed cases per year in the United States since 1996, although many cases may have gone undiagnosed or unreported (CDC).
Different types of birds can carry different diseases. For example, baby chicks and ducklings often carry the bacterium Salmonella. This bacteria causes salmonellosis (sal-MOhn-el-OH-sis) in humans. Parakeets and parrots can carry the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci (kluh-MID-ee-ah si-TACH-ee).