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meningitis from turtles
can you get meningitis from touching turtles?
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From my understanding, you (more than likely) will not get meningitis from touching a turtle. However, you can get Salmonella from it, I believe.
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"The bacteria are spread through the exchange of respiratory and throat secretions (i.e., coughing, kissing). Fortunately, none of the bacteria that cause meningitis are as contagious as things like the common cold or the flu, and they are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been."
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I would have to say it's very unlikely. However, you can get other things like salmonella from turtles, so washing your hands is a good idea.
I suppose in theory, if someone with menengitis coughed phlegm all over a turtle, you picked up said turtle, and then licked your hands, you could get it. But that's just disgusting...
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