Originally Posted by
sepulatian
http:///forum/post/2544420
Really? I did not think about people in these situations (my fault). I could see, maybe, a bacterial infection of sorts, but surely ich would not have an effect on a human.
Sep...I am not implying that I have medical evidence that an immune compromised person has contracted Marine Ich. However, there is evidence that certain types of other parasites that humans usually would mount an immune response to but may not be able to especially if they have virtually no immune system, as when getting high doses of chemotherapy.
My personal experience is when my brother in law was battling leukemia. when the first round of chemo failed he got a second round of chemo with a bone marrow transplant and more drugs to prevent bone marrow rejection. Unfortunately, he died during the therapy of a fluke disease usually seen in
deer. That was 10+ years ago and unfortunately I have forgotten or mentally have blocked the name of the actual organism. (He was an avid hunter..probably exposed previously?)
You are correct that it is more likely to get a bacterial or fungal infection that is not a normal human pathogen while on immunosuppressive drugs, He had to give up his beloved dogs during his therapy (we kept bthem, so he got them back) because his oncologist was paranoid that he might catch a bacterial, viral or parasitic disease from the dogs.
So, while it is very unlikely that someone would get Marine Ich I believe those types of statements should carry a small asteric (sp) concerning chemo patients particularly.