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Title: Feeling paranoid about working with pathogens in the lab Post by: bronze on Nov 7, 2014 I'm recently feeling a bit worried about working with certain cultures in the lab. The bacteria in lab aren't diluted or anything they are active pseudomonas aeruginosa, staph aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae and generally pathogenic bacteria. The lab is poorly ventilated too i feel like I'm breathing all of it in and it makes me scared! Also the chemicals used to clean the lab irritate my throat sometimes because they spray so much of it, wondering if anyone else feels scared working with potential pathogens especially ones that can go airborne .. i guess that's what the immune system is for?
Title: Re: Feeling paranoid about working with pathogens in the lab Post by: M4GICHAT23 on Nov 9, 2014 You will be fine. I took Microbiology and Lab last semester at UConn. I worked with all those pathogenic organisms. Assuming you know how to follow proper laboratory procedures like cleaning before and after with antiseptic. Washing hands before and after lab. Disposing of all equipment and organism's properly. And following the proper sterilization lab procedures (like don't touch your mouth and decontamination equipment)
Title: Re: Feeling paranoid about working with pathogens in the lab Post by: Rom on Nov 15, 2014 It's just about following the safety measures in the lab, if you do it right, there's nothing to worry about.
Title: Re: Feeling paranoid about working with pathogens in the lab Post by: scigirl2210 on Nov 17, 2014 We worked with those in Microbiology. Just be careful and wash your hands thoroughly. You'll be fine.
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