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Medical Techniques and Procedures: Preventing Zoonoses
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Your leopard gecko may harbor any number of
pathogens that could be bacterial, protozoal, viral or even
fungal in nature. The elderly, children and those with
suppressed immune systems are obviously at most risk of
developing health problems due to accidental exposure.
This section was designed to provide you with various
ways of preventing and minimizing the spread of potential
pathogens (zoonoses) to you, your family and other
pets.
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Do:
Wash your hands with hot, soapy water after handling
any reptile, cage or cage accessories. |
Wear gloves and face protection while cleaning the
reptile cage or during changing of the reptile's
water tub, pond or soaking pool. |
Disinfect reptile caging and cage accessories
frequently. |
Supervise children handling reptiles. Minimize
their contact with reptiles. |
House reptiles away from the kitchen, dining room,
eating, or food preparation areas. |
Keep other pets away from the reptile, its caging
and its water tub/pond/pool. |
Have your reptile examined by a veterinarian
frequently and have laboratory testing done to
screen for potentially harmful disease organisms. |
Do Not:
| Use your bathtub, sink or shower as a
tub, pond or soaking pool for your reptile. |
Kiss your reptile. |
Eat, drink or smoke while handling your reptile or
while cleaning its housing or water tub/pond/pool. |
Clean the cage or dump the water in an area where
food is prepared, where dishes are washed, or where
faces are washed and teeth are brushed. |
Ignore bites or scratches received from your pet;
wash them with plenty of hot, soapy water, stop
bleeding, consult your physician.
Reptile-induced wounds can become infected easily. |
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