| LEVITTOWN, N.Y., June 11 (UPI) -- A Levittown, N.Y., woman has been discharged from the hospital after being infested with bird mites from a nest in her bathroom vent. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS Nina Bradica, 47, was taken in a hazardous materials suit last week to Nassau University Medical Center. The mites, a common parasite on wild birds, were treated with a simple topical cream where they had infested Bradica's pelvic and chest regions. But she was placed in quarantine for 48 hours as a precautionary measure until doctors determined she was not contagious, Newsday reported Wednesday. Eventually it was determined the mites do not pose a serious threat beyond irritating skin and are not likely to spread from Bradica's rented Saddle Lane home. She has not returned to the house since being discharged from the hospital. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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