Pacheco's disease 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 carriers that act as reservoirs of the infection. These persistently infected birds, often Macaws, Amazon parrots and some species of conures, shed the virus in feces and in respiratory and oral secretions. Outbreaks can occur when stress causes healthy birds who carry the virus to shed it. Birds generally become infected after
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