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Topics
- cystic fibrosis and meeting with dolphins
- A big thank you to Dr. Ravilly for her response on the opportunity to swim with dolphins. We retain a possible offer for swimming in the sea or ocean but not in the dolphinarium (risk of transmission in two directions). Last question: what about the meeting at the edge of the dolphinarium pool ...
- 19.06.2013
- Transplantation and horse-riding
- Can one pursue horse-riding after lung transplantation ?
- 29.05.2013
- Poultry keeping?
- Hello, We have two children, 4 and 6 years old. Our little daughter has CF. We are thinking about buying chickens. Would you advise against it because of MRSA or other pathogens? She will, of course, not clean the chicken house. Thank you.
- 29.05.2013
- Mice
- Dear experts! For a longer time I have mice from outside in my appartment! As I have read about all the diseases such mice can transmit (e.g. Hanta virus), I am seriously worried. I do not know anymore how I should handle it with the hygiene, as the creatures have been almost everywhere, kitchen, ...
- 22.04.2013
- Cat (outside during the day)
- Hello, my son's (CF, 14 years old, colonized with encapsulated PSA, FEV 90%) grandparents would like to "adopt" a stray cat who is very healthy according to the vet. The cat is outside during the day and sleeps in the house. No litter box. Is this a reasonable plan with a CF child and, if so, ...
- 14.01.2013
- Which criteria does a cat have to meet in order to be allowed to move in?
- Hello! Since I (27, female, CF) grew up with pets, my partner and I have been pondering for some time about getting our own pet in our apartment again. It so happened that my great-aunt has now died and left behind a kitten who was born outside but then declared herself a house cat. Which health ...
- 14.12.2012
- fish bowl
- Does a fish bowl contain stagnant water? Or can there be other dangerous bacteria for a child with Cf? Can the child help changing the fishbowl water?
- 11.12.2012
- Aquarium and pseudomonas
- (a)We have an aquarium at home. Does it impose a risk, as far as pseudomonas is concerned? Should I get rid of it, or can I take precautions? (b)What can I do, as far as cleaning the house is concerned, in order to limit the chances of my kid getting infected, at least at home? I would like to ...
- 02.07.2012
- Pets and cleaning
- Dear expert team, my daughter (10 years old, CF, staph. aureus) would like to have a pet with all of her heart. Because we, the parents, also both have allergies, we have been living without a pet so far, but we would now like to gift our daughter two dwarf rabbits. We are planning on keeping ...
- 15.05.2012
- Birdcage in the house?
- My daughter, 7 years old with mild CF, would like to have a parakeet, who would inevitably be living in the house (probably in the hallway). Is this hygienically justifiable? We already have a dog, which is no problem. But birds have a reputation of not being not exactly clean... and I am worried ...
- 05.06.2012