rontyron Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hey guys just thought id put a post up either to remind people of the dangers of salmonella in our aquariums or inform people who didnt know. Just got my 8 month old son home after three days in hospital for salmonella poisoning with my aquarium as the suspected cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadedidit Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Wow really? How is it transmitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 atds again ' you'd think some of the old fishkeepers on here would have a bit of resistance to atd's I. know iv'e sucked my share of rotten bristlenose through the pipe but still am in the habit of washing my hands after hope your little bloke is ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rontyron Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Water to mouth is how he got it. He loves feeding the fish and putting his hand in the water while doing it. Just need to was hand well after touching the aquarium water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix230197 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Fallen victim myself. Wasn't paying attention and got a mouthful of water after losing siphon and bam spent the next couple days kissing the porcelain throne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slipshodman Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Thanks all I had no idea this could happen, i am pretty careful with washing my hands after dealing with the tank anyway but will take it a bit more seriously from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazz Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hey guys just thought id put a post up either to remind people of the dangers of salmonella in our aquariums or inform people who didnt know. Just got my 8 month old son home after three days in hospital for salmonella poisoning with my aquarium as the suspected cause. Great PSA mate will always keep little ones away from the tank water. That sucks mate sorry to hear that Hopefully it never happens again. I wander if this is something that one would only be vulnerable to if they still have a developing immune system. I have swallowed litres of aquarium water over the years and never had any issues what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneself Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Its always a risk, I picked up a lovely case of staph after slicing my hand on a lid..all sorts of nasties floating around in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netty_3164 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I'm taking microbiology as part of my degree at uni and there are certainly nasty microbials lurking in plain tap/tank or pond water. Needless to say, I now... -thoroughly wash hands with handwash even if it's just dipping my fingers in the water to hand feed -never put my hands in if I've got a cut -use alcohol wipes on regularly used equipment -as I've got some spare chlorhexidine lying around after wisdom teeth extraction, use it as a mouth wash if I ever need to manually siphon -safety glasses & gloves is another precaution when I handle/frag corals. For anyone wanting to kill some time, here's a few other microbes that I can think of that aquarists may often encounter. Google image search: -aquarium mycobacterium (nasty) -pseudomonas eye (potentially blinding) -coral palyotxin (potentially fatal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbunamad Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) Great PSA mate will always keep little ones away from the tank water.That sucks mate sorry to hear that Hopefully it never happens again. I wander if this is something that one would only be vulnerable to if they still have a developing immune system. I have swallowed litres of aquarium water over the years and never had any issues what so ever. It probably will affect some people and not others because we all have different immune tolerances. I have had a few mouthfuls over the years without ill effect. Having said that it doesn't mean we should be blasé about it. [MENTION=4560]rontyron[/MENTION] I hope the young fella pulls through ok. Edited August 21, 2015 by mbunamad forgot something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 aquarium are dangerous. maybe the reason why im sick the past days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netto14 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Wow I never realised this. Thanks for the post. I'll be sure to let my family and friends know. I hope that your son is better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 That is the reason why you often find that people have to give up keeping fish, if they have had a blood cancer, or a transplant or something. Aquariums are a no no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grubby Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I alway knew about the Salmonella risk with keeping reptiles, but I never knew about the risk from fish. My wife is a Nurse and she is always ways on my back about hand hygiene and fish keeping. I need to improve my game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rontyron Posted August 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thanks for the concern guys bubs is past the worst of it. Lost his gut lining so will be lactose intolerant for a few weeks and off solid food. Atd's is something ive read about but never really been concerned about. Ive keep fish most of my life with no problems and being a dairy farmer my fish tanks weren't on my list of danger zones for the kids. Just thought id put the post up to let people know that atd's do happen so be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netto14 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I actually got to tell a few people about this today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
