kd123 Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I know that there are diseases like TB which can be passed from fish to human. What about the more common diseases? Should we be taking any precautions when working with our fish, especially sick ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Wash your hands, and avoid drinking the tank water. That's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 and avoid drinking the tank water :oops: i have sucked that in quite a bit :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ianab Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 Luckily most fish diseases dont affect humans, and we have a pretty good immune system. Otherwise we would be goners for sure One thing to watch though is any open wound or cut - keep it out of the tank water. This is a thread on another forum posted by a member that got very sick from a weird tropical illness caught from a fish tank. It's VERY rare, but it can happen. The worst thing is that your doctor is unlikely to have ever seen it before and wont be sure how to treat it. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101941 Having said that, I dont take any special precautions and have accidentally got plenty of mouthfulls of tank water. It's silly to try and keep yourself in a sterile bubble when you are surrounded by micro-organisms anyway. Cheers Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 19, 2007 Report Share Posted December 19, 2007 I'm just happy that there is not much cleaning with my frogs that i got today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 This thread is about diseases and their relation to us OB, not how easy froggies are to keep. Definatly agree with Ianab, have to be quite careful round turtles too, they can give ya some good tummy upsets. Does anyone know if their intestinal worms etc are able to be passed over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OscarBoy Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 man lucky i cleand my ahnds after i touched turtles when i had them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 This thread is about diseases and their relation to us OB, not how easy froggies are to keep. Definatly agree with Ianab, have to be quite careful round turtles too, they can give ya some good tummy upsets. Does anyone know if their intestinal worms etc are able to be passed over? Apparently yes - although you can also pick them up from cats, dogs, etc. too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Wouldnt want a bout of Camallanus would ya :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Or Jiardias... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 20, 2007 Report Share Posted December 20, 2007 Wouldnt want a bout of Camallanus would ya :lol: I think its spelt "camel anus" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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