re; check this out (disease from your tank)

[ECFENCING]

Hey guys check this out. Has anyone ever experienced this and also does anyone know about the toxis released from zooanthids?

Not trying to scare anyone. I'm just trying to raise awareness.

Makes sense now more than ever to get a good pair of gloves and it goes without saying to practice good husbandry.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/sp/feature/index.php

 

[inkblue]

...i finaLLy goT my long gLoveS as DEep recommended and iTs so much niceR puttiNg my hanDs in hiGhLy recommended esp. with thaT articLe u poSted :bigeyes2: :thanks: :yo:

 

[jhale]

ask spykes what the toxins from pallys can do to you, lol.

he went to the emergency room because of them.

 

[herman]

Ive gotten stung, bit, cut, punctured, beat by so many things and still I am here. I think what will kill me are those smokes, the good ol beer and other forms of alcohol, and ofcourse my approx 10 ~ 20 cups of coffee / day.

 

[R32Brightliner]

Yeah, that is some scary stuff.
But it happens mostly in immunocompromised patients and people with comorbidities (diabetes, high blood pressure, etc) and at times when your immune system is not at its best (stress, common cold, flu, recent surgery etc). If you are healthy and have no open breaks in your skin, chances are you won't get it. But still take necessary precautions (ie gloves) when attending to your tank.

A friend of mine in the health field has seen it mainly in AIDS/HIV patients.
Really hard to detect unless you're looking for it and it does not grow on stardard culture medium if a swab is taken in the doctor's office. Needs special medium and incubation times to grow. It is even more difficut to grow on medium than its comrad tuberculosis or TB (mycobacterim tuberculum).

This is not a new bug. People in the health field (especially the Infectious Disease specialists) have known about this one for many, many years...

 

[samster]

WhoAaa that is scary dude~ evenin swimmin pools? dag , now if i saw somone drownin in a swamp i would think twice before jumpin in

 

[coralcrazy]

lol..i had a guy who came by to pick up some coral..just because used gloves..he was like are you afraid of the coral...ha...what a jerk..i should send him this article

 

[glipper69]

nasty

 

[jackson6745]

Damn it! You ruined my lunch!

 

[ShaunW]

I work on these guys for a living, . M. tuberculosis and the other Mycobacterium species.

 

[Kedd]

I'll be using gloves now!!

Kedd

 

[nycfatcow]

yup...i read about that alrdy...in the matter of fact i thought i had it...even had to get a bioposy.....doc told me if i had it id be eating anti botics for a while....

 

[ulmo]

That's some scary stuff! To think of the many times I've cut myself on some live rock, I'm glad my immune system is working.