Sad news RIP, and like has been said a reminder to us all of the dangers , if it can kill someone as fit as a athlete then us mere mortals best beware and vigilant .
just makes you think,we all must have been,at sometime in our fishing lives,very close to catching it.
there cant be many people more at risk than us anglers,especially carp angling,when we're on the banks for days at a time.
i wonder why more anglers dont contract it? the last person i can remember was martin ford a couple of years ago....
there cant be many people more at risk than us anglers,especially carp angling,when we're on the banks for days at a time.
i wonder why more anglers dont contract it? the last person i can remember was martin ford a couple of years ago....
In reply to Post #240
Its likely more anglers do catch it, than are ever diagnosed, thats why carrying the card is so important, especially in the UK with so many rats at so many venues. For sure a lot of cases which are presented are diagnosed as different things , the key here is to learn.
Don't leave food uncovered, don't drink lake water, use antiseptic hand gel and don't stick your fingers in your gob.
Make sure all cuts and injuries are covered and antiseptic is used as well, remember this just minimalizes the changes , the disease can still enter the body via the mouth, eyes or nose !!
Its likely more anglers do catch it, than are ever diagnosed, thats why carrying the card is so important, especially in the UK with so many rats at so many venues. For sure a lot of cases which are presented are diagnosed as different things , the key here is to learn.
Don't leave food uncovered, don't drink lake water, use antiseptic hand gel and don't stick your fingers in your gob.
Make sure all cuts and injuries are covered and antiseptic is used as well, remember this just minimalizes the changes , the disease can still enter the body via the mouth, eyes or nose !!
In reply to Post #240
Believe it or not, there is only one lab in the whole of the UK who can do a definitive blood test for WD...How shocking is that
Not shocking at all Ken to be honest.
One ELISA machine could test thousands of people a day if necessary, pretty easily.
Above is an ELISA plate, it has 96 wells from memory. Each well could represent a test sample, although replication, is obviously beneficial. The result are read in a desktop sized reader which takes seconds to do.
As long as the samples get there quickly I dont think theres a problem personally.
Believe it or not, there is only one lab in the whole of the UK who can do a definitive blood test for WD...How shocking is that
Not shocking at all Ken to be honest.
One ELISA machine could test thousands of people a day if necessary, pretty easily.
Above is an ELISA plate, it has 96 wells from memory. Each well could represent a test sample, although replication, is obviously beneficial. The result are read in a desktop sized reader which takes seconds to do.
As long as the samples get there quickly I dont think theres a problem personally.
In reply to Post #242
Just bumping this thread as a reminder...
Keep safe, guys.
Just bumping this thread as a reminder...
Keep safe, guys.
In reply to Post #1158
Ken I'm with you on this one!! The message is getting through slowly judging by the number of hits.
Lets just pray all advice is heeded lives will be saved because of awareness.
Ken I'm with you on this one!! The message is getting through slowly judging by the number of hits.
Lets just pray all advice is heeded lives will be saved because of awareness.
In reply to Post #1159
The message is getting through slowly judging by the number of hits.
I wish that was true...you only have to look at some of the idiotic posts in the Rats and Brollies thread to see that the message is falling on deaf ears.
The message is getting through slowly judging by the number of hits.
I wish that was true...you only have to look at some of the idiotic posts in the Rats and Brollies thread to see that the message is falling on deaf ears.
In reply to Post #1159
DP...Twitchy finger coz I am so angry at the ignorance expressed in some of the posts on here...
DP...Twitchy finger coz I am so angry at the ignorance expressed in some of the posts on here...
Well the message is defo gettin through to me, after reading through this thread ive noticed myself being more concious about it whilst being on the bank, as where before i used to wash stuff in lake water, wash my hands and so on. My tackle bag is now equipted with antibac gel
In reply to Post #1162
same here, going to be getting myself some antibac gel for cleaning my hands with before eating ect.
As they say, better to be safe then sorry!
same here, going to be getting myself some antibac gel for cleaning my hands with before eating ect.As they say, better to be safe then sorry!
In reply to Post #1163
Great post !
Its amazing what we can all learn from posts like this.
Sometimes the quest to catch Mr Carp completely blinds us from some more important factors like our health etc
Ive cetainly learned something today - thanks Ken
Great post !
Its amazing what we can all learn from posts like this.
Sometimes the quest to catch Mr Carp completely blinds us from some more important factors like our health etc
Ive cetainly learned something today - thanks Ken
In reply to Post #1164
Totally agree, good work chap
Totally agree, good work chap
In reply to Post #1165
we should all take note of this,its a killer
anglers just dont realize the danger of cooking,eating,drinking while fishing.
last week i was at linear complex,guy next to me happily cooking away etc,i noticed next morning hed left his frying pan,pots out in the doorway of his bivvy,when i mentioned weils decease etc he just blankedme, then said,theres no rats round anyway,and carried on cooking.
we should all take note of this,its a killer
anglers just dont realize the danger of cooking,eating,drinking while fishing.
last week i was at linear complex,guy next to me happily cooking away etc,i noticed next morning hed left his frying pan,pots out in the doorway of his bivvy,when i mentioned weils decease etc he just blankedme, then said,theres no rats round anyway,and carried on cooking.
In reply to Post #1166
is there not an injection you can have to protect yourself from this, im sure i heard about it while living in france i think the fish farmers get it because there constantly in contact with the water
maybe i dreamt it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is there not an injection you can have to protect yourself from this, im sure i heard about it while living in france i think the fish farmers get it because there constantly in contact with the water
maybe i dreamt it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!