2024-01-03 09:24:18
For daily diet, it is best to cook it before eating so that there will be no problems. (Image/reproduced from pixabay)
A boy in Hunan, China, suffered from a strange disease and had difficulty walking. His parents took him to the hospital for examination. Unexpectedly, the X-ray diagnosis showed that the boy’s body was full of parasites. It was conservatively estimated that there were as many as 5,000 parasites, and some of them had already invaded. Body organs, brain, chest and abdominal cavity. After further questioning, it was found that the boy had eaten raw crabs containing paragonimiasis eggs. Therefore, it is best to fully cook all kinds of food before eating to ensure that harmful bacteria and parasites are killed to avoid health risks.
According to “Sina News”, every year, many people are infected with parasites due to eating raw fish, shrimps, crabs, conches and other seafood. As a result, they end up in the hospital, and the consequences are more serious each time. Experts list these foods that should not be eaten raw. Food must be thoroughly washed and cooked, otherwise parasites may be eaten if not careful.
Eating raw seafood is prone to parasite infection. (Image/reproduced from pixabay)
1.Meat
Shrimps, crabs, freshwater fish, marine fish, and snails are easily infected with various parasites if eaten raw or undercooked.
2.Vegetables
Mainly aquatic vegetables, including wild rice, water chestnuts, water celery, lotus root, and water chestnuts. They should be washed and cooked before eating. Eating them raw is refreshing but dangerous because aquatic plants may be parasitized by Fasciolopsis. Serious infections can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and facial problems. And problems such as body edema, malabsorption, malnutrition, etc. If a child is infected, it may lead to stunted development, and in severe cases, he may suffer from failure, collapse, and death.
3. Drunken crab and drunken shrimp
The so-called “drunken shrimp” and “drunken crab” are actually shrimps and crabs eaten raw. Although they are delicious, there are a lot of paragonimiasis in the shrimps and crabs. If eaten into the body, it will first cause symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, low fever, and loss of appetite; if it is transferred to the lungs, it can cause chest pain, cough, and hemoptysis in mild cases, or invade the brain and other organs in severe cases, and even “reproduce” in the body. It may even cause brain herniation and death.
4. Sashimi, sashimi
Anisakis is a parasite that specifically lives on marine animals. If eaten into the body, it can cause abdominal pain and strong allergic reactions, and even pierce the intestinal wall and form an abscess in the abdominal cavity. Eating freshwater fish sashimi is very dangerous. You may be infected with liver fluke disease, which can cause cholangitis, gallstones, cirrhosis, and even evolve into liver cancer.
5. Snail meat
Field snails are easily infected with parasites. If they enter the human body, they will travel among various organs of the human body, attacking the central nervous system, lungs, eyes, etc., causing meningitis, visual impairment, and even blindness. As for the snail’s brother, the apple snail, it is not recommended to eat it whether it is cooked or not, because there are as many as 6,000 parasites in one apple snail, and the internal parasites may become more tenacious during the cooking process. In addition, the raw water that snails depend on for survival is not drinkable.
The report mentioned that the most important thing is “don’t eat it raw.” No matter what kind of food it is, there is basically no problem if it is cooked thoroughly before eating. It is also best not to drink raw water. It is also best to use chopping boards and rags separately at home. Cut raw and cooked meat separately. You must be wary of “diseases entering from the mouth”.
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