Could have made a big mistake...help?

[Bellabob]

So I had to euthanize one of my female feeders recently, and I'm fairly sure she had mycoplasma. She was extremely lethargic, dehydrated, didn't have any energy, light yellowish feces around is anal and reproductive areas, wouldn't eat, etc. She has been in my freezer since early this month (I think since the 1st or 2nd). I was curious as to what a rat looked like on the inside, so I dissected her (I have all the instruments and a dissection tray already, and I have dissected plenty of things before this). I took her out, thawed her, place her on the tray and dissected her. While looking at all her various organ systems, I thought of something. "Wait, is mycoplasma contagious to humans?!" I then looked at a couple more organs, and disposed of her.

Should I be worried? When she was still alive I would give her water through a syringe, and she was pretty close to my face area, but I don't have any sickly symptoms. Would the long amount of time in the freezer kill the virus (I would think so?)? I'm probably over reacting, but you can't be too safe, can you?

Basically, I'm asking if I should be worried about myself or my family (they were there watching the dissection).

[katiekat]

I wouldn't be too worried, Iv'e worked with a few herps with micoplasma and as long as you washed your hands very well after dissection you should be alright. As far inhalation goes I think you should be fine. I've heard that its usually only transferred by feces/saliva, not positive though.

[OsirisRa32]

I would suggest consulting the CDC website or a zoonotic encyclopedia if you really want to be sure

[Bellabob]

I would suggest consulting the CDC website or a zoonotic encyclopedia if you really want to be sure

I had looked it up before, and it said a certain strain wasn't contagious to humans (M. pulmonis). But I don't know about the others.

[3skulls]

A deep freezer, maybe. A freezer on top of a fridge, maybe not.

Is this how 2012 starts ? Eek!

[Bellabob]

A deep freezer, maybe. A freezer on top of a fridge, maybe not.

Is this how 2012 starts ? Eek!

Well, crap.