I think washing the hands with CS after handling the fish, or encountering the 
water would likely be a good preventative.

Marshall

Ode Coyote wrote:

> It has been brought up on this list that fish often develop skin infections 
> and that CS cures them. They might be transmissable.
> Experience has taught the fish people that it's not good to put CS in a fish 
> tank. Remove and isolate the fish in a seperate tank containing CS. CS won't 
> hurt the fish but will kill the tank...then the dead tank kills the fish.
> ken
>
> At 06:57 AM 9/5/02 +0100, you wrote:
> >>>>
>
>      I recently spoke to a friend who is a consultant to fish farming 
> enterprises.
>
>      Apparently in the operations where the fish are in tanks, although the 
> fish apparently appear to be "healthy", the workers handling them are often 
> getting weird skin infections. These to date have not been identified, at 
> least the "bug" causing the problem has not been isolated. The infections 
> appear to sometimes be a mild rash and at other times cause skin peeling, 
> etc. They do not respond to any antibiotics. All sorts of topical medications 
> have been used in treatment with poor results.
>
>      Would CS be of any use, and, if so, what would be the best way to apply 
> it in this situation? I did not mention it to my friend as I thought I would 
> ask here first. He is an academic and would require some sort of scientific 
> "papers" to back up any statements.
>
>      Personally, I don't approve of fish farming and am not surprised at 
> this, but as nothing is helping these people I just wondered about CS?
>
>      Can anyone offer any advice that can be passed on, please?
>
>      Thanks, Annie
>
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