Recently
Yunnan, Guangdong and other provinces
Heavy rain is wave after wave
Quite a few places after the rain
A lot of big snails appeared
Topic #The snails of Guangdong know how to hide from the rain#
It has rushed to the hot search
Some netizens posted a video of snails in Guangdong hiding from the rain, in which several snails "hung upside down" to hide from the rain under the street lamp. Many netizens are puzzled by this, thinking, "It stands to reason that snails shouldn't like rain?" Some netizens joked that "they have houses and need to hide from the rain".
Rainy season, friends of the South
This large snail is often seen when going out
This is no ordinary snail, it is the great African snail
One of the first 16 invasive alien species on the mainland
They are brown cloud agate snails
(That's right, snails and snails actually belong to the same family)
People used to call it the African giant snail
African giant snail
It is one of the top 100 malignant invasive species in the world
And already around the globe
Numerous tropical and subtropical regions are wreaking
on the mainland
They are found in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi,
Yunnan, Hainan and other places
Quietly expanding the "territory"
Comparison of the size of the African giant snail and the native snail
Caution!
Don't touch it if you see it on the side of the road after it rains
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 will be parasitic in the central nervous system or cerebrospinal fluid of the person
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
A 19-year-old athlete in Sydney, Australia, was infected with Angiostrongyloides cantonensis, quadriplegized, and finally died of complications.
See here
Some people may still feel
But 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
African giant snails crawled past
Vegetables, fruits, towels, toilet seats......
may carry residual pathogens
or the mucus and feces of parasites
If you accidentally touch or eat it
Dermatitis, fever, meningitis mentioned above
It can happen
How to avoid being infected by African giant snails?
What should I do?
In case of encountering a large African snail
Be careful, be careful, be careful!
Here are two things to keep in mind:
If you accidentally touch them
Again, keep two things in mind:
Usually you encounter African giant snails on the road, and it is recommended that you "humanely dispose of them". Sprinkle some salt and the African giant snail will die of dehydration.
Don't be overwhelmed, they are also known as "pastoral killers". It can harm more than 500 species of plants, more than 20 kinds of crops, and biological contamination of manure and mucus.
Mengziren
Please be careful
Remind friends and family as well
Especially small children
Avoid touching it out of curiosity
Keep your hands and mouth in check
You can't touch it, you can't eat it!
Source: Popular Science China, Shenzhen Health Commission, People's Daily, Foshan Daily
Editor: Xiao Jinlan