Axolotl-To-Human diseases?

on that note guys... chlamydia is very common and on the rise with up to 25% of the young population having had it at one time or another. 80% of the time its symptomless especially in females so go get tested! its just a pee in a cup test at the doctors and a simple course of antibiotics can cure it. Its spread so easily nowadays because you dont realize you have it, there are no symptoms until 30 years later when you cant have kids or have pelvic inflammatory disease. These are only the stats in Australia currently but i'm sure it would be similar in other countries.

seriously. I know that this has nothing to do with axolotls but your health its worth it :D

which makes me wonder if you dangle your... er, worm in for a love bite from a chlamydia infected axolotl could you catch it? o_o
 
I'm not going to test it and see if they really do carry chlamydia. Volunteers?
 
what a interesting thread indeed.

but axies having chlamydia? I had no idea.

I'm a butcher by trade so I am potentially exposed to such diseases every day and it was one subject we where educated on when I was studying for my qualification. As such my shots are always up to date. particularly for hep and tetanus as I'm dealing with knives and bladed machinery and as one would expect, animal blood.

thankfully I've never had any major cuts or lacerations when using equipment that is very capable (and designed to!) sever limbs and cut bone. But I have seen someone come close to loosing a finger... so the risk is always there.

but the almost obsessive hand washing habit and my always up-to-date shots make me feel somewhat better.

on the salmonella note, those who siphon water from tanks and accidentally get a mouthful of axie poop might be at risk!
 
I have to admit this is the most interesting ( and informative! ) thread I've read in awhile X)
 
i always get the mouthfull of poop water! ew! i must just have poor timing. I have to say i'd rather that than change a diaper though.
 
I am surprised no one has commented on the storage of axolotl food with food for human consumption, I have been keeping my bloodworms for Axle (my axolotl) in the same freezer as i store my own food. I wonder if that is safe?

not sure how i would go explaining all the implications of axolotl to human contact in this thread to my gp(doctor) though.lol

like chlamdyidia is a reportable condition in south australia, imagine the paperwork!!!
 
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I think storing bloodworms with people food is only an issue if you're one of the few select individuals who are sensitive/allergic to bloodworms.

The way I figure, worm poop fertilizes my veggies. Why should I worry about them in my fridge?

And those of you sucking axolotl poop through your siphon, you know there's an easier way, right? Just fill up the entire siphon with water, cap the end with your thumb, put it in the bucket, and uncap. Voila, instant suction with no drinking poop water!
 
Lol, i was going to say, Kaysie. No need to put your mouth on the syphon tube!
 
My siphon won't work that way :( possibly because my tank is on the floor?i keep trying to get it working,maybe I'm just doing something wrong?


Sent,using the power of my mind.....
 
My cat had a cold and an eye infection once, I took him to the vet and he was diagnosed with chlamydia. She said I couldn't catch it from my cat though, thank god!

I have also accidentally ingested tank water while doing water changes, thankfully nothing bad happened!
 
Ah, well, if the tank´s on the floor then it won´t work. The bit of the syphon that expels the water needs to be lower than the intake.
 
Azhael said:
Ah, well, if the tank´s on the floor then it won´t work. The bit of the syphon that expels the water needs to be lower than the intake.
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You confirmed what I thought-looks like till I find something big enough(and strong!) I'll have to keep trying to avoid a mouthful!
In good news when the newts finish cooling their tank water will siphon without a mouthful as their tank is 3ft off the floor!


Sent,using the power of my mind.....
 
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Hi,

we had three Axolotls which had been kept together with Dwarf Clawed Frogs [Hymenochirus; known for beeing a bacteria pool] by a simple-minded girl.

Two of them became ill and one of the two died. The autopsy result of the one Axolotl:chlamydia. Explicit recommendation by the doctor: life time quarantine or veterinary euthanasia. First solution only possible in a home without children and the surety nobody would ever put his finger or other things into the water without desinfection because of the fact chlamydia is human pathogen.

So we put the remaining two Axolotls in a life time quarantine tank under specific observation, nobody could stick a finger into the water. Both Axolotls got antibiotic therapy with a possibility but no guarantee of healing. The main point is chlamydia could be detected only by autopsy of a dead amphibian.

The both are still living [for about 2 years now] and obviously feeling well ... but as I said: no guarantee and under specific observation.

Greets,
Dietmar
 
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The chlamydia in amphibians isn't the chlamydia that most people here are probably thinking of.

http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=779 said:
Say Chlamydia pneumoniae and before you get to pneumoniae most people think of a sexually transmitted disease.

"As soon as people hear the name Chlamydia their ears shut down," said Dr. Charles W. Stratton, associate professor of Pathology. "They either don't hear or don't understand the second part - pneumoniae. They think of Chlamydia trachomatis, a common cause of sexually transmitted diseases. Chlamydia pneumonia is the one that's not fun to catch."

The Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) organism, first described in 1988, is not the sexually-transmitted type. It is an airborne organism that you get from breathing after a person carrying the organism has coughed.

full article
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Kaysie said:
And those of you sucking axolotl poop through your siphon, you know there's an easier way, right? Just fill up the entire siphon with water, cap the end with your thumb, put it in the bucket, and uncap. Voila, instant suction with no drinking poop water!
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Or use a siphon that has a hand-operated pump to prime it. I got one recently, but before that I was using the poop-in-mouth method, fortunately to no obvious ill-effect.
 
Im really glad this post was posted, i didnt have much of a clue there were different types of chlamydia, and i had no idea axolotls could get a type of it!

And ive sucked in some tasty poopy water before, then afterwards keeping my mouth open under the tap hoping the chlorine will kill some of it and wash the rest out!

Really interesting! But not nice for either humans or amphibians... good to be educated though :happy:
 
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