Bird Allergy

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0b500840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Bird Allergy  </B></FONT><B>   |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Allergy Centre"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eHealth Consultations "><U><B>Remote Consultation with the Allergy Centre through eHealth</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Allergy Centre"><U><B>Location of the Allergy Centre</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0af11c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Check Your Allergies"><U><B>Return to List of Allergies</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Check Your Allergies"><U><B> </B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Bird allergy <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >including, chicken, goose, duck, canary, parakeet, parrot, turkey and sparrow.</FONT></div> <div> MAYBE you love your birds! But do you also experience a <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >fever, chills, cough </FONT>and<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" > shortness of breath</FONT>? Do you have a <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >productive cough, chronic fatigue </FONT>and<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" > weight loss</FONT>? Then you may have an allergy to your bird! </div> <bR> <div> Do you know that some people will have an<A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asthma"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" ><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asthma"><U>Asthma</U></A></FONT><A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Asthma"><U> </U></A>attack, or a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >runny nose </FONT>and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >watery eyes </FONT>from airborne particles from bird feathers and dried bird droppings? It is the bird protein that is a trigger to the allergy. Once symptoms to birds have emerged they tend to persist. </div> <bR> <div> This practical information is made available by the Allergy Centre.  An Allergist can tell you if you may have Bird Allergy, what it is, why you have it, how you can be tested for it, what you can do about it, the best treatment, whether you should be desensitised or vaccinated, the best medication to use, the best place to seek treatment and whether you can get a cure for Bird Allergy. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >Can I have </FONT><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eHealth Consultations "><U>a consultation with an Allergist</U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" >directly and personally for Bird Allergy?</FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="BookmanITC Lt BT" > <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="eHealth Consultations "><U>Sure, just click here!</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>TO PRINT</B></I><I> this page, </I><I><B>FIRST</B></I><I> </I>click anywhere<I> on this paragraph you are now reading and </I><I><B>THEN </B></I><I>just press the print button on you browser.</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Courtesy of The Allergy Centre 03 9874 4144</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Back T<A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Check Your Allergies"><U>o List of Allergies</U></A></div> <bR> <div> This page was last reviewed on 18th Aug 2004</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>