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Can kids get Marek's Disease from chickens?

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No. Mareks Disease is a highly contagious viral disease that produces cancers i chickens. Lim paralysis is the most obvious sign/symptom of Marek's. It is NOT a virus that will infect humans. It is limited to the poultry industry.

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