> Can I get a disease from a pet bird bitting me?

Can I get a disease from a pet bird bitting me?

Posted at: 2014-11-15 
If a parrot bite meant disease or death you would surely have seen it in the papers or on TV or Yahoo. I've been severely bitten many times and gotten only a sore spot from it. You treated the wound right. You'll be fine. Your cousin has one mean little bird. Keep Neosporin on your wound. You don't want an infected ear.

Yup, you probably already have AIDS, Malaria, Ring Worm, and Genital Warts. Expect to die soon.

Today I went to hold my cousins bird and it climbed up my arm to my shoulder and bit my ear so hard it started bleeding. I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol and put Neosporin on it. Could I get a disease? What signs should I look for? What should I do?