Saprolegniasis by Joanne Little https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt List everything you can find about this disease! Remember: Symptoms, Pathogen, Mechanism, Transmission, What animals it affects..... en-us 2016-11-28 08:46:08 UTC 2023-04-05 07:18:17 UTC hello@padlet.com SOURCES joannegoldsmith https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140105796 Add links to your sources here:]]> 2016-11-28 08:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140105796 Fungal Desease https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140231279 2016-11-28 16:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140231279 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140231635 2016-11-28 16:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140231635 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232095 Affects fish and fish eggs]]> 2016-11-28 16:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232095 also known as cotton wool disease https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232225 2016-11-28 16:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232225 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232483 The fungus forms long, branched and non septated hyphae]]> 2016-11-28 16:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232483 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232519 can cause damage to different body systems, like  the liver, kidney, and brain]]> 2016-11-28 16:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232519 caused by freshwater fungus https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232602 2016-11-28 16:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232602 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232950 Most species of fresh water fish are susceptible to take the infection with Saprolegnia]]> 2016-11-28 16:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140232950 causes https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140233517 caused by unclean environment containing dead or decaying organic matter.

]]> 2016-11-28 16:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140233517 Appearance https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140233585 cotton -like, white to grey growth on the skin, gills, fins and eyes or eggs of fish.]]> 2016-11-28 16:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140233585 traumatic damage to the skin https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234190 2016-11-28 16:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234190 The saprolegnia fungus infects fish or its eggs, affecting its internal organs and deeper tissues. https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234241 symptoms include:
light gray, cottony growths on the skin, fins, gills, and eyes.

]]> 2016-11-28 16:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234241 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234377 In severe cases, 80% of body may be covered with fungal growth.]]> 2016-11-28 16:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234377 Prevention involves maintaining fish under good husbandry conditions, by correcting nutrition, ensuring good water quality and avoiding overcrowding https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234634 2016-11-28 16:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140234634 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140235734 2016-11-28 16:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140235734 Skin scrapes examined under the microscope may help identify the fungal hyphae which belong to Saprolegnia. https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236008 2016-11-28 16:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236008 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236105 2016-11-28 16:29:56 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236105 Prevention https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236183 remove dead fish, sanitizing the environment, and don't feed your pets raw fish]]> 2016-11-28 16:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236183 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236629 2016-11-28 16:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236629 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236808 2016-11-28 16:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140236808 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237163 The patches can then become dark grey or brown as the mycelium traps mud or debris. ]]> 2016-11-28 16:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237163 Treatment https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237458 medicate the water with potassium permanganate, after removing skin pathogens.]]> 2016-11-28 16:32:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237458 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237642 Saprolegnia can also infect fish eggs, establishing itself first on dead ones and then extending to neighbouring healthy ones.]]> 2016-11-28 16:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140237642 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140239319 2016-11-28 16:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140239319 Saprolegniasis https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140240050 2016-11-28 16:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140240050 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140240432 2016-11-28 16:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140240432 https://padlet.com/joannegoldsmith/97etm68hpflt/wish/140240718
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