and my friend was scaring me saying i could catch "mad fish desease" from it
after some googling i found this
MAD FISH DISEASE…..caused by STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE.
- Recently reported from handling tilapia. Infection via puncture wounds.
- Can cause fever, shaking, meningitis, arthritis, and skin/blood infections.
- To protect yourself - do not handle organisms/water/tanks if you have skin breaks; do not dive if you have skin breaks; do not mouth-siphon tank water, do not ingest raw seafood, etc. Wash hands, etc. well after working on tanks, with seafood, and after diving. If punctured, or injured under water, allow the wound to bleed freely for a while to expel injected bacteria, then sterilize and protect wound.
Those people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for getting the above infections. So people with AIDS, diabetes, liver dysfunction, kidney problems, or undergoing cancer treatment, etc. should be especially careful. (SEE: Hubbert et al. Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Man. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher. ISBN 0-398-03056-1)
i ALWAYS mouth syphon tank water...
im actualy scared now. is this third world ******** or will having a tilapia give me some kind of desease?
Please watch your language!
after some googling i found this
MAD FISH DISEASE…..caused by STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE.
- Recently reported from handling tilapia. Infection via puncture wounds.
- Can cause fever, shaking, meningitis, arthritis, and skin/blood infections.
- To protect yourself - do not handle organisms/water/tanks if you have skin breaks; do not dive if you have skin breaks; do not mouth-siphon tank water, do not ingest raw seafood, etc. Wash hands, etc. well after working on tanks, with seafood, and after diving. If punctured, or injured under water, allow the wound to bleed freely for a while to expel injected bacteria, then sterilize and protect wound.
Those people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for getting the above infections. So people with AIDS, diabetes, liver dysfunction, kidney problems, or undergoing cancer treatment, etc. should be especially careful. (SEE: Hubbert et al. Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Man. Charles C. Thomas, Publisher. ISBN 0-398-03056-1)
i ALWAYS mouth syphon tank water...
im actualy scared now. is this third world ******** or will having a tilapia give me some kind of desease?
Please watch your language!
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