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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / September 2006Mycoplasma in humain
my wife went to the doctors today, she has been diagnosed with mycoplasma phnumonia, what does this mean for my rats, will they catch mycos off her? > my wife went to the doctors today, she has been diagnosed with mycoplasma > phnumonia, > > what does this mean for my rats, will they catch mycos off her? Mycoplasma in humans and rats are similar but distinguishable. There is no cross transmission. I remember bringing my son to the doctor when he was younger. The doctor told him he had myco and he nearly fainted. He knows our rats die of that. I had to explain to him that in humans, it is completely treatable. I hope your wife feels better soon.  SignatureJoanne Owned by 21 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* ah thats good, i was quight worried, as she was playing with one of the rats last night, i know mycos in rats isnt good and often fatal, >> my wife went to the doctors today, she has been diagnosed with mycoplasma >> phnumonia, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I had to explain to him that in humans, it is completely treatable. > I hope your wife feels better soon. > > I remember bringing my son to the doctor when he was younger. The doctor > > told him he had myco and he nearly fainted. He knows our rats die of that. > > I had to explain to him that in humans, it is completely treatable. > > I hope your wife feels better soon. Wow -- the only person I know of who got myco was f---ed up pretty bad by it. She was a local musician, and I covered her illness in my Texas music column -- she was unable to perform for close to a year, so I assumed she was very, very ill during that time. Here's what I wrote on May 4, 2001: "Also on our "get well" list: Sarah Dashew of the Ginger & Sarah Band, almost fully recovered after falling ill on tour last summer in Europe. That's nearly 10 months of battling bizarre viruses, including Mycoplasma pneumonia -- to give you an idea of how rare that is in humans, I just had two rats die from it, and we rat owners don't even blink twice about catching it from our pets because the odds are so infinitesimal. Dashew should be back on the scene within a couple of months; meanwhile, Ginger Leigh and the rest of the band have been carrying on here and in Europe since January, and will next perform Saturday at Mother of Pearl's." - Dr Strangemonde >>>I remember bringing my son to the doctor when he was younger. The doctor >>>told him he had myco and he nearly fainted. He knows our rats die of that. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > - Dr Strangemonde I've had it, my son has had it... you take your meds for either 5 days or the 10 day treatment and then you're fine unless you have other illnesses making it worse. It's not rare in humans. SignatureJoanne Owned by 20 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* |
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