On August 2, Weibo user @ Zheng Yinuo er posted a microblog describing the horrible experience of parasite infection caused by eating Pomacea canaliculata by mistake during his honeymoon trip at the end of February this year.
Source: Sina Weibo
According to the owner of the microblog, During the honeymoon tour, she ate 4 to 5 “soy sauce fried field snails” in the restaurant, and felt the taste was strange. About a week later, she began to suffer from leg pain, which made her unable to walk. She went to several hospitals and took blood tests to show bacterial infection. Finally, she was diagnosed in the hospital with an intracranial parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, and the field snails she ate at that time were not field snails but Pomacea canaliculata.
During the half-year treatment period, the pregnant woman had six lumbar punctures and nearly 300 bottles of water. Because of the deformation of her body caused by drugs and hormones, she was forced to give up the baby in her belly.
Source: Sina Weibo
The incident is still under fermentation, and the specific details need to be verified by many parties.
Is the horrible Pomacea canaliculata what?
Source: Internet
Due to the similarity between Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea canaliculata, parasitic infections caused by accidental ingestion of Pomacea canaliculata are common in recent years.
Public data show that Pomacea canaliculata is large in size, wide in food habits, strong in adaptability, fast in growth and reproduction, and high in yield. It has been listed as one of the first invasive alien species in China.
Pomacea canaliculata can not only destroy plant ecology, but also spread a parasitic disease called Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
According to statistics, a Pomacea canaliculata contains 3,000 parasites less and 6,000 more. If it is not fully heated when cooking, nematodes are easy to invade the human body, especially can destroy nerve tissues, which can cause headache, fever, neck stiffness and other symptoms. Severe cases can cause dementia and even death.
Source: Internet
The description of the microblog parties should be that they ate Pomacea canaliculata that had not been cooked to full cooked, which eventually led to parasitic infection.
In fact, more than Pomacea canaliculata, crayfish, bullfrog, loach and even pork are all infected with parasites. Which foods are safe to eat? We have invited Dr. Li to give us a good explanation.
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Be careful of your food, parasites are everywhere.
1. Aquatic products should be especially careful.
The crayfish is the most widely spread.
In fact, common arthropods such as crayfish (freshwater shrimp), crabs and vipers are all important hosts of paragonimiasis.
Paragonimus adults are mainly parasitic in the lungs of the host. After the human body eats metacercaria, severe symptoms such as systemic allergy, high fever and pain will occur. Therefore, for some drunk shrimps or drunk crabs that have not been cooked at high temperature, it is better to taste less.
In addition to arthropods, frogs and snakes are the main hosts of sparganosis. Freshwater fish should be careful of schistosomiasis. Deep sea fish are not completely safe and are prone to larvae of Anisakis.
For aquatic products, the most afraid is raw food. Some families like their own drunk food, but often because the formula design is not scientific enough, storage conditions cannot be guaranteed, it is difficult to achieve the effect of sterilization and insecticide. If the raw materials are contaminated by parasites or bacteria, the eater will have the risk of illness.
2. Pork also has hidden dangers of parasites,
Is it safe to avoid aquatic products? Not necessarily. These parasites can enter the human body through the digestive tract through uncooked pork. Small ones can cause dyspepsia, abdominal pain and diarrhea, while large ones can cause organ inflammation, blood loss and even death. However, even if you control your mouth and stop eating meat, you are not insulated from the parasites.
Step 3: Inside the kimchi
With the attack of Korean wave, many people will taste kimchi.
But in October 2005, Both China and South Korea have detected parasite eggs in imported kimchi. In fact, Vegetable crops such as green vegetables and Chinese cabbage are easily attached to parasites such as roundworms or pinworms that spread through dung-mouth if they are not paid attention to during planting and cleaning. Therefore, when eating salads and vegetables raw, we must ensure the hygiene of raw materials and processing processes.
How to prevent parasites?
Although parasites have a feeling of being pervasive, it is not difficult to prevent them.
Step 1 Try not to eat raw
For those who cannot eat raw food, they must pay attention to the source of the raw materials. If they feel uncomfortable, please see a doctor as soon as possible and tell the doctor that they have eaten some what, especially drunk crabs and sushi with unknown raw materials.
In life, there are still many [eaters] who love raw food. Apart from parasites, what are the hidden dangers in raw food? Please click on the link: Do you know the risks of eating raw food?
Step 2: Cook the food thoroughly and thoroughly
It is the most effective and economical way to deal with parasites.
No matter the worm body or the egg, it is impossible to survive at high temperature for too long. As long as the food is cooked thoroughly, the safety can be ensured.
3. Separate raw and cooked kitchen utensils
In particular, the use of chopping boards and kitchen knives should be separated from raw and cooked food, otherwise some eggs or larvae on raw food are easy to adhere to cooked food and enter the human body.
4. Pay attention to diet and personal hygiene, and wash hands often.
Generally speaking, parasite eggs have good tolerance. They can go through a long period of dormancy until they recover in the right environment. These eggs may adhere to clothes, desktops and even door handles through various channels, so it is very important to get into the habit of washing hands before meals.
5. Protective measures should be taken when parasite epidemic areas are removed.
Don’t go to the epidemic area of parasitic diseases without proper protection measures. Doing so is no different from [delivering takeout] in the eyes of parasites.
Of course, there is no need to be too cautious and dare not eat anything.
You know, the most important thing is not that you cannot eat, but that you eat it incorrectly.
-What if you really like sashimi/raw beef?
Mother Clove told her parents two more words:
Eat at home and find reliable sources of food. Eat from outside and choose a regular store.
You can eat it yourself. Pregnant women and children should not eat it.