Erysipeloid, caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, is transmissible to humans via contact with domestic or wild fowl. Infection in pet birds can cause sepsis but is rarely seen in veterinary practice.
Human infection typically affects broken skin, causing a dramatic, localized skin infection that is painful and pruritic; at first it is livid-red, then blue-red. The infection can spread to nearby joints. Septicemia and endocarditis in humans are rare complications
