Oh fun! Another wonderful turtle scare. I own a tortoise. And the funny thing is, you're supposed to wash your hands after handling ANY pet. Not just reptiles. One of the biggest reasons we have salmonella issues was because we allowed carnivol junkies handing out baby turtles and pinning them to kids shirts. The issue is real, but not if you teach kids correctly and you always wash your hands after handling any animal!
<br><br>Lance<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/10/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List</b> <<a href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</a>> wrote:</span>
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Arial" size="2">The following is an important reminder from yesterday's (Sunday) Dear Abby. </font></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman">CONFIDENTIAL TO MY READERS: The FDA has asked me to remind you that pet turtles may be harmful to your children's health. Small turtles are a source of a disease called "salmonellosis" in humans. It's caused by salmonella bacteria, which occur naturally in turtles.
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman">Symptoms may include diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, fever and headache. Symptoms usually begin six to 72 hours after exposure, and generally last two to seven days.
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman">Anyone can get salmonella infection, but the risk is highest in infants and young children, the elderly, and people with lowered natural resistance to disease due to pregnancy, cancer, chemotherapy, organ transplants, diabetes and liver problems.
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<p dir="ltr"><span lang="en-us"><font face="Times New Roman">Readers, if you or your children come into contact with, or handle turtles, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water. Sales of turtles with shells less than 4 inches in length have been banned in the United States since 1975 because of the public health impact of turtle-associated salmonellosis.
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