Do Snakeheads carry disease?

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stotty;1438811; said:
Snakehead rhabdovirus (SHRV) strikes its namesake fish family, members of which are farmed in parts of Southeast Asia. It can also kills zebra danios(so i was told??). I think the fish generally die from internal bleeding.

So, this is something that we cant realy see, but more assume on the swimming charasteristics?

Have you ever heard of the head of the snakehead turning white and the eyes white also?? What do you think that was???
 
I have had SH with eye problems in the past.

Cloudy cornea can result from a bacterial invasion. Antibiotics may help.
Opaqueness can result from poor nutrition or a metacercaria invasion (grubs). changing the diet to include variety help dont feed them the same thing all the time.

but the head bit i dont know have you got any pics?
 
No pics. He jumped out of my tank and when I threw him back in, 15min later he was done. I tried to place him in solo first, but he couldnt do it. Then I tried to place him in a net and just his mouth out of the water so he can breath (as I just kept wetting his head every couple min.) but he couldnt make it.
 
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