How worried should you be about getting ill from your tanks?

[Jerry]

Just curious because it seems like every time I do a water change, feed my fish or look at my aquarium I manage to get splashed in the eye or inhale tank water. So how common or likely is it to catch a parasite or a bacterial infection from your fish?

[KBOzzie59]

Well the CDC says.

http://www.cdc.gov//TemplatePackage/4.0/images/favicon.ico Fish | Healthy Pets, Healthy People | CDC

WWW.CDC.GOV

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Pets provide many benefits to humans. They comfort us and they give us companionship. However, some animals can also pass diseases to people...

I have never nor do I know of anyone that has gotten ill from their tanks, even on farms.

Edited November 28, 2020 by KBOzzie59
Hit the send button to quick.

[Jerry]

Thanks KBOzzie59,

I figured it’s really rare to get anything from our fish, I used to start my water change siphon by mouth but for some reason this past year I’ve become much more of a germaphobe and I get stressed out about getting tank water in my eyes or on cuts

[IScuba2]

Interesting that I came upon this. I just had this experience:

4 days prior I had a clinic procedure done on my arm- lazer zaps. I was healing just fine. Then I got into my aquarium to redesign and change out my substrate to expand into  a planted aquarium. Dispite hand - arm washing-  Within 24 hours I was ready to go to ER cuz an infection took off turning red and swollen, growingfrom 1 cm diameter to a big 6 cm diameter. Only because it was the  Night before Thanksgiving   And C19 was taking off in my area that the doc thought I not risk going in. Doc kept tabs on me and directed OTC medication and so far it is subsiding.  If you have any injuries -or Healing injuries- in your hands be very cautious in your tank.( I'd add my image, but cant figure that out here)