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Looking for diease info on reptiles....

icedearthgoddess Nov 06, 2004 07:36 PM

A friend and I need some info on diseases that reptiles can spread to humans. We have Semonila, but are looking for more. If anyone have any info or knows where to find info to help us, I would really appreciate it! Thanks.
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~Laura

Rejoice, the age of the fall has begun
We'll dance as the palaces burn.
--Lamb of God, As the Palaces Burn

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oldherper Nov 07, 2004 12:55 AM

>>A friend and I need some info on diseases that reptiles can spread to humans. We have Semonila, but are looking for more. If anyone have any info or knows where to find info to help us, I would really appreciate it! Thanks.

I think you must mean Salmonella, not Semolina. There a many pathogens that can be passed from reptiles to humans. This cross-infection from animal to human is known as zoonosis. Try an internet search with the keyword "zoonosis".
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We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. Ralph Waldo Emerson

icedearthgoddess Nov 07, 2004 03:02 PM

Yes, that's what I meant... I confused the two... sorry about that. Thanks for the help!!!
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~Laura

Rejoice, the age of the fall has begun
We'll dance as the palaces burn.
--Lamb of God, As the Palaces Burn

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