Attention
This giant snail was seen on the roadside in Guangdong
Don't touch it!
Especially parents with children at home must pay attention!
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The typhoon has passed, after two days of rain
This giant snail came out in large numbers
Angry brush presence!
Dongguan netizens filmed
How big is it?
Come and feel it
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Many children are very interested in large snails
Some schools also have homework for observing snails
There are even rumors that this snail can eat...
Xiaobian solemnly warns everyone here
Can't eat!
In fact, the "big snail" not only can not eat
Nor can it be touched
Shenzhen Longgang District CDC experts reminded
"Large snails" are likely to be infected with parasites
Children and large snails are very susceptible to infection
Be careful
Parents reflect: after catching snails
One third of the students in a class take leave due to illness
The reporter found on the social group that some parents reported that the school teacher had arranged for the child to catch the snail before, and as a result, after catching these large snails, the child had a fever and burned to 40 degrees, and one-third of the children in the class were on leave due to illness.
Whether the big snail has anything to do with fever is not known. However, because it is an intermediate host for the larvae of Tubeworm, consumption may be infected with the parasite. Shenzhen Longgang District CDC Health Education and Promotion Kegan Liqin introduced that the parasite infection rate of large snails (brown cloud agate snails) is high.
What a "big snail" is
"Large snail" is called brown cloud agate snail, also known as African large snail, is not a native species in China, is one of the first 16 invasive alien species in China, which is extremely harmful to crops such as vegetables, and is also a class II quarantine pest in and out of China.
What exactly is the harm in itself?
The African giant snail grows in the wild and is an intermediate host for many animal parasites and pathogenic bacteria. Like Fushou snail, it carries The Guangzhou Tube Roundworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), which can spread tuberculosis, meningitis, encephalitis, etc., and is extremely harmful when consumed.
By eating African large snails infected with the parasite, or by contact with their excrement, the C. elegans may enter the human body and parasitize in the body's central nervous system or cerebrospinal fluid, potentially causing fatal meningitis. Some people say that when fully cooked, the parasite can be eliminated, but there is still a certain risk.
Don't eat !!!
It's best not to touch it!!!
Some people say that African snails can be used as pets, which is not OK! It may have eggs in its feces or mucus! Contaminated water or vegetables can also spread bloodworms, infecting humans! Be careful, children have low immunity, do not touch African snails out of curiosity!
African large snails have a lot of mucus, including a variety of bacteria, if the public's resistance to bacteria is weak, it is easy to cause allergic reactions, so see these large snails do not touch, especially children. It is recommended that you do not catch African snails in the wild as pets out of curiosity.
See how to get rid of it?
A large number of "big snails" are found in the community: the property can be told to deal with, and the company that specializes in killing pests and diseases can also deal with it.
If a small number of snails are found at home: you can use the salt in the home, and the snails are sprinkled with salt and the soft part melts into water and dies.
Comprehensive 丨Nanfang Daily