Fish Diseases....

[robyngunston]

Just a thought?
I assumed not...but reading a few articles over the past few weeks on fish TB I am having my doubts??

 

[Stan Laurel.]

Just a thought?
I assumed not...but reading a few articles over the past few weeks on fish TB I am having my doubts??

i have a book about fish diseases, and TB is mentioned that it can be passed to humans. who knows what else. and i just cleaned my tank the other day with an open cut on my hand

the tank is clean though.

 

[robyngunston]

Just a thought?
I assumed not...but reading a few articles over the past few weeks on fish TB I am having my doubts??

i have a book about fish diseases, and TB is mentioned that it can be passed to humans. who knows what else. and i just cleaned my tank the other day with an open cut on my hand

the tank is clean though.

I have been told my one fish could have fish TB.....and I just wondered whether it could be passed to humans and what the effects would be? I always assumed that none of the diseases would be harmful to us because we are so much bigger...but you never know....take bird flu as an example?

http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/manage...fer_FishTB.html

??

what if you had a fish infected with fish TB and you accidentally swallowed some of the tank water while syphoning....? Mmm?

 

[Neal]

Doesn't your BCG jab stop you from getting TB though? I thought that was the whole meaning of it, most people should of had their jab unless they are like aged 60+, or they didn't need it.

Neal

 

[dwarfgourami]

Fish TB can be transmitted to humans through open wounds (like a cut on your hand) but it is not the same as human TB- you will get a bacterial infection on your hand (or wherever), treatable by antibiotics. Not consumption!

 

[Somethings Fishy Here]

Fish TB can be transmitted to humans through open wounds (like a cut on your hand) but it is not the same as human TB- you will get a bacterial infection on your hand (or wherever), treatable by antibiotics. Not consumption!

Right on the money! Its a common misconception that fish TB can travel to humans like human TB travels amongst humans. You basically have to try to get fish TB and even when you do it doesnt act like TB does as dwarfgourami said, itll just be an open wound bacterial infection! Beyond that I've never heard of anything else jumping to humans.

 

[The-Wolf]

I answered in the other post. http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=138257
I really don't see the point in making two or more post about the same thing.
it is just confusing.

 

[morgan]

Hi, if you wash your hands before and after maintenance or handling you should be fine. If you have a cut or scratch you might need to be a bit more careful. Here is an article about it

Now Wash Your Hands

 

[robyngunston]

I answered in the other post. http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=138257
I really don't see the point in making two or more post about the same thing.
it is just confusing.

You never know...as some people only ever visit certain forums. I figured posting the same topic in more than one forum will get better feedback