In the blink of an eye, summer is almost here, and as the temperature gets higher and higher, barbecue shops and food stalls around the country are also opening one after another. Calling three or two friends to experience the delicious food in the world between pushing cups and changing lamps is also a great blessing in life.
Today, I am here to remind everyone that some foods look delicious on the surface, but they really can't be eaten indiscriminately, and once eaten by mistake, it can affect the nerve center, dementia, and even death.
A "gluttony" made her 6 lumbar punctures and terminated the pregnancy!
I saw a news item on the Internet, saying that a netizen ate a "sauce burst snail" during a trip to Dali, Yunnan, although he only ate 5 of them, but he paid a terrible price for it.
When she returned home from the trip, she had symptoms such as fever and leg pain, which she mistakenly thought was caused by pregnancy because she was pregnant at the time.
As her condition worsened, she began to have a high fever, unable to stand, unable to sleep, and unable to even open her eyes.
In order to save her life, she had 6 lumbar punctures, ate more than a dozen boxes of insecticide, injected 300 bottles of drips before and after, and finally terminated the pregnancy...
A few normal snails, why would they make her pay such a big price? Just because what she eats is not an ordinary snail at all, but a terrifying "Fushou snail"!
In April 2020, a 7-year-old boy suffered from repeated headaches, vomiting, and high fever. After going to many hospitals, the cause was not diagnosed, and finally after high-throughput sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid, he was diagnosed with intracranial parasitic infection.
And the culprit of all this is the "Guangzhou strongyloides" in Fushou snails!
Fushou snails, more dangerous than you think!
The most suitable water temperature for the growth of snails is 25-32°C, so the peak breeding season is from May to August every year.
Data show that a snail may hide 3000-6000 parasites, after the parasites enter the human body, the larvae will invade the brain, damage the central nervous system, and eventually cause eosinophilic meningitis, infected people will have headaches, fever and other symptoms, and in severe cases, blindness, paralysis, dementia, and even death.
Although it is possible to eat snails after they are thoroughly cooked, it is recommended that you do not eat the snails outside. Because people's understanding of Fushou snails is generally insufficient, some merchants do not know that they are selling Fushou snails; In addition, some merchants know that they are selling Fushou snails, but in order to maximize profits, they may not hesitate to gamble on the lives and health of customers.
How to distinguish it from a normal snail?
At first glance, the snail and the snail are like twin brothers, almost indistinguishable, but if you look closely, you will still find some abnormalities.
Look at the color: the color of the snail is often yellowish, and the snail is blue-brown;
Look at the size: the snail is generally larger than the field snail, and the spiral part of the adult snail is relatively small;
Look at the shape: the snail is more like a disc, while the snail is generally long conical or oval;
Look at the shell mouth: The shell mouth of the Fushou snail generally does not have a black frame edge, and the field snail is just the opposite, and the shell mouth will basically have a black frame edge.
These 6 foods can be called "big parasites"
(1) Raw vegetables
As one of the most common vegetables on a daily basis, almost everyone has eaten lettuce, but few people know that lettuce may have parasites in it. This is related to the growth process of lettuce, because the leaves of lettuce are wrapped one by one, so there may be various parasites or bacteria hidden inside the lettuce.
In addition, coupled with the crushing and insect bites during transportation, the outermost leaves of lettuce are also susceptible to contamination. Therefore, it is best to peel off the outer layer of leaves to eat lettuce, soak the inner leaves in salt water or rice washing water, and finally rinse them with running water.
(2) Fat cattle and sheep
Fat cows and sheep are the standard for hot pot, and many people will not blanch them for too long for the sake of taste. As everyone knows, beef and mutton are the favorite of Toxoplasma gondii larvae, and the data show that the probability of infection with Toxoplasma gondii in cattle and sheep is 13.2% and 61.4% respectively.
In addition, beef and mutton may also contain hydatids, tapeworms and trichinella. Symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle and joint pain occur in humans, while symptoms are more severe in pregnant women, which can lead to miscarriage and fetal malformations.
(3) Drunken shrimp and drunken crab
Shrimp and crabs are easy to parasitize lung fluke cysts, after people eat freshwater shrimp and crabs that are not thoroughly cooked or raw, the cysts will enter the human body and rupture in the stomach and duodenum, damaging and parasitic in our brain, spinal cord, gastrointestinal tract and subcutaneous tissues, and may leave irreversible sequelae in severe cases.
(4) Broccoli
The surface of broccoli is uneven and difficult to clean, so it can easily lead to parasites or bacterial residues, which is also the source of the saying "one broccoli = 10 worms".
It is recommended to wash and blanch broccoli before cooking.
(5) Water chestnut and water chestnut
Aquatic plants such as water chestnut, water chestnut and lotus root are the hardest hit areas of parasites, for example, the main vector of ginger fasciola is the stems and fruits of various aquatic plants, when we usually eat these aquatic plants, many people like to eat them raw, which makes it difficult to kill the parasites.
The incubation period of fasciola infection is 1-3 months, and there may be no discomfort in mild cases, but severe cases may cause nausea spectrum, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and necrosis of the intestinal mucosa.
(6) Mizuserina
Water celery is more common in the south and generally grows at the edge of paddy fields, in river ditches, or in moist and fertile soil. The most common parasite in water celery is Fasciola hepaticus, a large fluke belonging to the family Fasciolae, the adult worm of Fasciola hepatica generally parasitizes the bile ducts of cattle, sheep or other mammals.
However, the intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica include snails and aquatic plants, so cysts may also adsorb on the surface of water celery.
After eating water celery that has not been thoroughly washed or fried, it can be infected with fasciola hepatica, and its cysts will enter the human body through the small intestine, invade the liver from the abdominal cavity, and finally transfer to the bile ducts.
Long-term Fasciola hepatica infection may lead to liver diseases such as chronic cirrhosis, liver fibrosis, and portal hypertension.
For the sake of health, be sure to eat like this!
The first is to wash your hands frequently, which is a top priority and a must!
The second is to put an end to the culture of raw food, although some foods will be more delicious when eaten raw, but what needs to be told is that pigs may have pork tapeworms, cattle may have beef tapeworms, freshwater fish and shrimp may have liver flukes, and freshwater crabs and crickets may have lung flukes...... After reading these, do you dare to eat it raw!
In addition, the kitchen utensils should be separated from raw and cooked, and it is best to prepare three knives in the kitchen to cut vegetables, fruits and meat, which can largely avoid the spread of parasites.
Finally, don't drink tap water, river water, and unboiled well water, which can contain a variety of parasites!