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01-23-2006, 12:04 PM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Location: ny
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CAUTION TB OUTBREAK
Hi all,
It has come to my attention that more than a few people I am in aquaitance with have become infected with turburcolus from their saltwater fish. The infection starts out when you put your hand into your saltwater tank. If you have any abrasions on your hand you have a chance of contraction the disease since it caused by the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It looks like a rash on your hand and then slowly creeps up your arm. If you have any of the systoms you should see your doctor and suggest to him that you may have contracted TB from your fish tank.
Wear gloves!
Edited by Phyl: Fixed the color
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01-23-2006, 12:42 PM
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Aquarium Advice Activist
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Location: Memphis
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Re: CAUTION TB OUTBREAK
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Originally Posted by nicsdragon
Hi all,
It has come to my attention that more than a few people I am in aquaitance with have become infected with turburcolus from their saltwater fish. The infection starts out when you put your hand into your saltwater tank. If you have any abrasions on your hand you have a chance of contraction the disease since it caused by the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It looks like a rash on your hand and then slowly creeps up your arm. If you have any of the systoms you should see your doctor and suggest to him that you may have contracted TB from your fish tank.
Wear gloves!
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Fix the color of the first post please.
<<Check this out>> for more marine TB information. It can be contracted but is different from the form of TB we are used to hearing about.
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01-23-2006, 11:35 PM
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I have heard that before that reading that was very discomforting.  I have gloves but don't use them enough!
Good link Steve.
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01-24-2006, 12:49 AM
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geez, thanks for the potential nightmares lol
(and the heads up!)
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01-24-2006, 10:41 AM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Curious
When did I say that marine TB was easily cured? And what about my information was wrong that you would say 'you don't know where I got it from?'
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01-24-2006, 11:11 AM
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I think steve was refering to the article I posted a link to, not your comments.
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45G Reef - 65#'s of LR, 3" sand bed, Fluval 304 filled with LR rubble, (2) MJ900, SeaClone 100 protein skimmer with MJ1200
Fish - Ocellaris Clown, Royal Gramma, Purple Firefish, Coral Beauty, Blue Neon Goby
Coral - Xenia, Devil's Hand Leather, Toadstool Leather, Green Hairy Mushrooms, Zoanthids
Inverts - (2) Peppermint Shrimp, Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp, (5) Turbo Snails, (4) Nassarius Snails, (10) Blue Leg Hermits, Emerald Crab, (3) Scarlett Crabs, some small starfish(hitchhikers)
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01-24-2006, 11:15 AM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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AH-no I meant steves comments. sorry
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01-24-2006, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by localhost
I think steve was refering to the article I posted a link to, not your comments.
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He did 
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