Avipoxvirus

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Scientific researchers have warned that the European great tits are bound to decline in number since the majority of them have contracted the imported strain of avian pox. Further research have shown that the avian pox is causing life-threatening infections in great tits, resulting in large wart-like growths on their heads and beaks. Moreover, the avian pox can obscure the eyes of these creatures while rendering them featherless! Medical scientists have advanced that great tits suffer severe growths that can prevent them from feeding and increase their susceptibility to predation. In addition to this, medical reports have demonstrated that the pox has the capacity to reduce the reproductive output of great tits by decreasing the ability of parents to fledge their young successfully. Besides, official reports have laid emphasis on the fact that diseased parents can transmit the pathogen to their offspring, with high mortality rates for affected chicks. Analysts have brought up evidence showing that the virus has been spread by mosquitoes...