The May Day holiday is coming
The temperature is also gradually rising
Foodborne poisoning is in high season
Remind the majority of friends
During a home trip
Beware of the "King of Toxins"
Today, the Emergency Medicine Department of Heyuan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Deputy Chief TCM Physician Qiu Guandong
Give everyone science what is the "king of toxins"
and how to prevent and respond
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What is the "king of toxins".
The "king of toxins" is a class of neurotoxins with extremely lethal properties, namely botulinum toxin, secreted by Clostridium in an anaerobic environment. It is about 10 million times more toxic than arsenic, and the lethal dose to humans is only 0.1-1.0 μg, which is equivalent to the weight of a grain of fine sand.
Foods that are easily contaminated
Poisoning can occur if food contaminated with Clostridium is consumed, such as home-made fermented foods, pickled foods, or improperly stored canned foods. Such as stinky tofu, sausages, bacon, ham, bean paste, kimchi and fish products, as well as fermented flour products.
Symptoms of poisoning
Most patients usually have symptoms such as fatigue, headache, and dizziness in the early stage, and blurred vision, drooping eyelids, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, dyspnea, and limited limb movement in the later stage, and severe patients can die due to respiratory failure.
If you have consumed a suspicious food, you should seek medical attention immediately and bring any leftover food with you.
How to protect against the "king of toxins"
Pay attention to the production and preservation of canned food and pickled food in life, if it is found that it is expired or the packaging is swollen, it is not edible.
Do not blindly make homemade fermented or pickled foods.
Be cautious about buying ready-to-eat food online, and do not buy or eat vacuum-packed bulk cooked meat products and fermented foods produced by unknown sources or small workshops.
Vacuum-packed bulk cooked meat products purchased while traveling are not recommended.
Meat products should not be couriered or carried at room temperature over long distances, and should be stored and transported under refrigerated conditions.
Before consuming food, it is recommended to heat it at high temperature and cook it thoroughly before eating.
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