Pacheco's disease it is named after the Brazilian veterinarian, Genesio Pacheco, who first came across the disease in 1929, in an outbreak affecting the turquoise-fronted amazon parrot, "Amazona aestiva". Initially, Pacheco's disease was thought to be a manifestation of avian psittacosis. The causative agent of the disease, a herpesvirus, was not identified until 1975. Pacheco's disease Pacheco's disease is an acute and often lethal infectious disease in psittacine birds. The disease is caused by a species of herpesvirus, Psittacid alphaherpesvirus 1 (PsHV-1), which consists of four genotypes. Birds which do not succumb to Pacheco's disease after infection with the virus become asymptomatic
Courage Is Contagious Courage Is Contagious Courage Is Contagious is a 1998 book by Ohio Governor John Kasich. "Courage Is Contagious" is often compared to the 1957 book "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy, then a United States Senator planning to run for President, profiled acts of political heroism by eight United States Senators. Kasich wrote "Courage Is Contagious" as a United States Representative contemplating running for the Presidency, which he did in the early Republican Party presidential primaries, 2000. In contrast with Kennedy's book, Kasich's book describes the lives of ordinary Americans who perform extraordinary feats of public service. Kasich says