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 > > ---------- > > <http://uk.yahoo.com/mail/tagline_xtra/?http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail_storage.html>Get > a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs. > > <<<< > > -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour

