A friend of mine is now worried sick that she will have to sell her royal , she is 5 months pregnant and has been told that new born babies are at a great risk of catching meningitis from snakes! , at first i said what a load of b@ll@cks but thought that id check to see if there is any truth in this story.
I know that there can be a risk of salmonella if washing hands after handling is ignored but come on....meningitis????
she really dosnt want to get rid of her royal she loves it to bits so any help to clear this up would be greatly appreaciated thanks

i checked on google but couldnt find anything relevent

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LoL Salmanella possible but not menigitus lmao.

Noo, as said reptiles carry meningitis but so long as proper hygiene is carried out e.g. washing hands then there's more chance of salmonella being caught from dirty work surfaces than the snake.

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Salmonella Menigitis is a bacterial form.
Completely different from normal Menigitis.

This is a very rare form of meningitis caused by salmonella bacteria. From 1975 to 1991, it accounted for 0.9% of cases of bacterial meningitis in newborn babies and 0.2% of cases of bacterial meningitis at other ages
Those affected are mostly newborn babies, but cases may also occur in immunodeficient adults. Babies born prematurely, with low birth weight, or after prolonged labour have a higher risk of most forms of neonatal (newborn) meningitis.
There are many kinds of Salmonella bacteria which often cause food-poisoning. Infection with Salmonella is very rarely life-threatening.
In a few rare cases, an unusual form of salmonella meningitis has been transmitted to babies, pregnant women and immunodeficient adults by pet reptiles. This is more widely known in the US where pet reptiles are more popular. The Chief Medical Officer for England issued advice on this in February 2000 after the death of a baby from Salmonella rubislaw meningitis, probably contracted from the family's pet water dragon. The advice follows:

Thanks guys for the advice , didnt know that menigitis was linked to salmonella , but it sounds like its a rare thing to catch and only if common sense is ignored on the hygiene side of things , she always without fail washes her hands after handling and disinfects the tank after its done its business, she almost has obd about it lol anyway ill text her the advice ive been given here and tell all about it
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