Fisb TB

[polgara]

Ok today I found out that fish can get TB. I want to know all about it, what it looks like, if can be treated, and if humans can catch it. Thanks.

[Ira]

For the last two...

Yes, but it's very expensive, talking thousands of dollars.

Yes, but only really if you have a weakened immune system and open cuts on your hands and put your hand in a heavily infected tank frequently.

[Chris.L]

Here's what I found on the internet. Search for Fish Tuberculosis and it'll bring heaps of results on http://www.google.com

Tuberculosis

A specimen with Tuberculosis usually shows little signs of the disease at first. It may feed normally but will lose weight as its internal organs start to become damaged. Sometimes, skin nodules develop which soon ulcerate and in some cases, causes popeye (though popeye should not be regarded as Tuberculosis). Fish Tuberculosis can actually infect humans and strict sanitary conditions should be observed though only a small chance of serious internal infection exists. There are no medications currently available to treat infected fish and all fish infected should be euthanized. All fish in the same environment should be removed from the tank and placed in a hospital tank where they can be watched. All affected materials can then be cleaned, disinfected and reassembled though in a reef tank, when should basically not add any additional live stock to the setup for a period of a month or two while observing livestock for signs of disease.

[Caryl]

Here is an article about it. There is a followup one there too.

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/man ... umans.html