These delicacies actually contain "bugs", be careful of getting sick from eating them!

Can you imagine? When you eat a mouthful of delicious food, there may be thousands of parasites "camping" in your body. Today, I will tell you about the foods that may contain parasites. Be sure to read to the end, it can save your life at a critical moment!

Eating raw fruits and vegetables is risky

Let's first talk about the water chestnuts, water caltrops, lotus roots, and wild rice stems that are commonly eaten by everyone. These aquatic fruits and vegetables are sweet and delicious, but they may be the "hiding place" of ginger worms . If you eat a lot of them raw or not cooked, ginger worms will take the opportunity to drill into the intestines, causing intestinal bleeding and ulceration, causing abdominal pain and diarrhea , and even life-threatening in severe cases. Therefore, for the sake of health, these fruits and vegetables must be cooked thoroughly before eating.

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Eating bloody meat poses many risks

Many people like steak and pork chops cooked rare for their tender and juicy taste. But did you know that undercooked beef and pork often contain Taenia solium and Taenia solium. They grow wildly in the body and can grow into adults several meters or even dozens of meters in a few months. They run around everywhere in the body, from the brain to the anus. After infection, mild symptoms include abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, and severe symptoms may lead to blindness and epileptic seizures. This is no joke. It is safer to eat meat well-done.

Fresh and delicious food hides a "crisis"

Drunken crabs, drunken shrimps and sashimi are the favorites of many people. But I have to pour cold water on them . Wine and vinegar cannot kill parasites at all. Only high-temperature cooking can really kill them. Lung flukes like to parasitize crabs and freshwater shrimps . Once they enter the human body, they will wander around the skin, lungs, liver and other parts, causing symptoms such as coughing, chest pain, abdominal pain, etc. If they run to the brain, epilepsy and paralysis may come to the door.

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Liver flukes prefer freshwater fish . Eating raw fish infected with liver flukes can cause digestive discomfort and allergic reactions during acute attacks, and can also cause gallstones, cirrhosis, and even hepatobiliary cancer in the long term. It is really not worth taking such a big risk for the sake of a momentary appetite.

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One mouthful of snail meat contains thousands of insects

Don't eat the golden apple snails! They contain a large number of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in their bodies, not just dozens or hundreds, but hundreds or even thousands. Snails are difficult to cook, and stir-frying or shabu-shabu may not kill the worms. Eating them raw is even more dangerous, as it can easily cause encephalitis. Because Angiostrongylus cantonensis specifically attacks the central nervous system, infection can cause severe headaches and stiff necks, and in severe cases, meningitis and paralysis may occur. So, when you see golden apple snails, keep your mouth shut and don't eat them greedily.

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To prevent parasites, keep these points in mind

The key to staying away from parasites is to control your mouth. Don't eat raw, dirty, or strange foods if you can avoid them. Toads, frogs, snakes, and game are all "parasite-rich" foods, so don't cause yourself trouble just for the sake of trying new things.

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When cooking, you should also pay attention to separate raw and cooked food. Use different knives and cutting boards to cut raw meat and vegetables to avoid cross infection. When eating out, especially when eating hot pot, don't eat it immediately after boiling it for a few seconds. Cook it for a while longer to ensure that all parasites are killed. When cooking seafood, snails, and freshwater fish at home, make sure to cook them thoroughly. Parasites can only be killed at a high temperature of 100 degrees.

If you suspect you are infected with parasites, don't be afraid. You can go to the hospital for blood routine, liver function, stool routine and imaging tests (such as B-ultrasound, CT) to confirm. If you are really infected, take anthelmintics under the guidance of a doctor, such as albendazole tablets, mebendazole tablets, praziquantel tablets, etc. But remember, don't take medicine blindly for prevention. Don't take medicine randomly. I hope everyone can eat healthily and be healthy! If you find this article useful, don't forget to like and forward it to let more people know this knowledge.