{"id":147174,"date":"2025-02-07T22:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T04:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windycityparrot.com\/?p=147174"},"modified":"2025-02-07T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T04:57:03","slug":"hi-i-really-loved-your-macaw-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/?p=147174","title":{"rendered":"Hi. I Really Loved Your Macaw Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dawn C. writes,<\/span><\/p>\n

Hi. I really love your macaw post. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure you are aware of this but it\u2019s a topic of which I was unaware when I brought a macaw home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After several years through thick and thin including a homeless time I began having severe bouts of pneumonia four times a year. <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It eventually became clear to my daughter from intense internet research that I had something resembling \u201cbird fancier\u2019s lung.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(the macaw post)<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/dev.windycityparrot.com\/doctors-prescribing-pet-birds\/<\/p>\n

Can you speak to that or possible allergic reactions?<\/span>
\n<\/span>Thanks, Dawn C.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hi Dawn<\/span><\/p>\n

The problem with \u201cintense internet searches” is:<\/span><\/p>\n

The difference between correlation and causation<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Two or more variables are considered to be related, in a statistical context, if their values change so that as the value of one variable increases or decreases so does the value of the other variable (although it may be in the opposite direction).<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, for the two variables, “hours worked” and “income earned” there is a relationship between the two if the increase in hours worked is associated with an increase in income earned. <\/span><\/p>\n

If we consider the two variables “price” and “purchasing power”, as the price of goods increases a person’s ability to buy these goods decreases (assuming a constant income).<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, you can rationalize anything, especially using Google search.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Your daughter came to that conclusion because she wanted to come to that conclusion<\/span><\/p>\n

It can take many years of exposure to cause BFL<\/span>, with an average of 1.6 years to cause acute disease, and 16 years to cause chronic disease.<\/span><\/span>
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