As soon as you enter the kitchen
See a scene like this
Do you choose to go crazy first or break down first
On May 6, a woman living on the second floor in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, posted a video on social platforms saying that she forgot to close the window on a rainy day, and when she went home, she found two large snails crawling into the kitchen, one of which had climbed into her cup.
Coincidentally
May 1
Topic #The snails of Guangdong know how to hide from the rain#
Rush to the hot search
Some netizens posted a video of snails in Guangdong hiding from the rain, in which several snails "hung upside down" under the street lamp.
Netizen:
It's the season when the streets are all over the place
Rainy season, friends of Guangdong
This large snail is often seen when going out
Some Shenzhen residents have posted their properties in the community
Cleared "dozens of catties" at one time
This is no ordinary snail
Nor is it a "local" snail in Guangdong
This is the brown cloud agate snail
People used to call it the African giant snail
One of the first 16 invasive alien species on the mainland
The African giant snail usually likes to hide in cool and damp places, under the roots of grass and trees, damp walls, gutters and other places where fallen leaves rot, but it cannot survive in water. Therefore, when it rains heavily, low, damp places are prone to flooding, and the stagnant water drives them to crawl from hiding places to places where there is no water.
Caution!
Don't touch these big snails
Don't look silly
In fact, they are called "drug kings"
Not an exaggeration at all
First of all
It likes to live in
A place where all kinds of rodents live
Frequent accidental ingestion of rodent droppings
So, I carry all kinds of bacteria on my body
Touch it with your hands
A mild dose can cause dermatitis
Leave your skin swollen and itchy
Even blisters
Seriously
Directly invades the immune system
Symptoms such as fever appear
secondly
It is also an intermediate host for various parasites
The most common of these is Angiostrongylus cantonensis
This parasite once eaten in the mouth
It is easy to parasitize the central nervous system of the person
or cerebrospinal fluid
Causes the body to have a constant fever and headache
Eventually, it leads to eosinophilic meningitis
Even if you don't have an entrance
Just touch it with your hands
It's possible to be hit
If detected in time
Meningitis caused by nematodes
It can also be cured with anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory treatments
Once delayed
In severe cases, it can cause dementia and even death
It is also important to note that:
Snails may leave mucus behind when they crawl
And the mucus itself carries pathogens
Even their feces
The larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis are still alive
And the African giant snail crawled through
Vegetables, fruits, towels, toilet seats......
There is a possibility of residual pathogens
Don't want to get parasites?
Do these 3 things well
Experts say that eating African giant snails is extremely harmful, and it is still risky to eat them after cooking!
In order to avoid infection with Angiostrongyloides cantonensis, the following 3 points should be done:
Avoid direct contact with the excrement, mucus and tissues of the African giant snail (brown cloud agate snail) from broken skin and mucous membranes, and clean hands in time after contact;
Pay attention to the isolation of snails from food to avoid contamination of vegetables, fruits, salads and other foods by snails;
Do not eat raw or half-cooked infected snail meat, and cooked brown cloud agate snails should not be eaten.
All in all, yes
Don't touch, don't raise, don't eat!
There are snails running to the house
What should I do?
If a large number of large snails are found in the community, you can tell the property to deal with it, and a company specializing in killing pests and diseases can also deal with it.
If you find a few snails in your home, you can throw it away with gloves. Pay attention to hand sanitization!
The week ahead
The weather is about to gradually turn into a rainy home again
Large snails are also frequent
It is expected to be cloudy and overcast with short (thunder) showers and a temperature of 24-30°C on the 11th.
There are (thunder) showers during the day from 12 to 14, and sometimes the rain is heavy.
Rainfall tended to be frequent on the 15th.
There is a risk of localized heavy rain on the 16th and 18th.
Please be careful
Remind friends and family as well
Keep your hands and mouth in check
You can't touch it, you can't eat it!
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Edit | Yao Taosheng
Proofreading | Li Xia, Wei Ding, and Wang established diplomatic relations
Proofreading | Dong Fangjun
Executive Producer | Zheng Yongtao
Source of information | Shenzhen CDC, Guangzhou Radio and Television Station, Weibo, Douyin (blogger: Beautiful girl in the Greater Bay Area)