6 foods with the highest risk of tapeworm infection
(Baonghean.vn) - Many people "live with" worms in their bodies without knowing it, because worms can parasitize in the body for a long time before developing the disease. The reason why many people are infected with worms is because of the habit of eating raw food, rare food just because it "appetizes"... Below are foods that pose a high risk of infection with worms.
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| One of the causes of tapeworm infection is determined from the habit of eating raw pork blood pudding, pork, and undercooked pork liver. Blood pudding carries many pathogens from animal blood, increasing the risk of worms, digestive diseases, or encephalitis... The notion that this is a nutritious dish is completely wrong. Therefore, we should absolutely avoid them and uncooked dishes. |
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| Snails are a species that live in deep mud environments and often contain many types of parasites that are harmful to the body. Even more frightening, each snail can contain from 3,000 to 6,000 tubeworm parasites. Therefore, medical experts recommend that if you eat snails, you must cook them thoroughly; absolutely do not eat raw snails... When eating, you should remove the snail's intestines and brain; the snail's intestines located at the tail of the snail contain a lot of dirt, the snail's brain located at the head contains toxic substances that can easily cause dizziness and food poisoning if eaten in large quantities. |
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| Nem chua is just raw meat, not cooked, so people can easily get infected with pork tapeworm when eating nem made from pork (a type of pig whose muscles contain tapeworm larvae)... In addition, nem is often handmade, during the processing, it is very easy to get dirty and infected; if the rice powder and meat are left out of date and exposed to a humid environment, it can easily create mold and harmful bacteria. |
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| Many people prefer hotpot and rare beef because they think that if the beef is cooked, it will easily become tough and lose its sweet flavor. However, according to medical experts, eating rare beef is the fastest way to introduce parasites into the body. The rate of buffalo and cows infected with liver flukes is from 31 to 98%; the disease has an acute progression, causing abdominal pain in the liver area, liver damage that is life-threatening... In addition, raw meat is a good environment for bacteria to grow if not stored properly, leading to the risk of gastrointestinal infections and other consequences. |
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| Salads made from fresh seafood are always popular because they retain their original flavor. Famous Japanese dishes such as sashimi or sushi are also known for this preparation method. However, raw seafood contains many parasites that can attack the liver and gallbladder. In addition, when put into the body, it can easily cause symptoms such as nausea, headache, enteritis, etc. |
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| Raw vegetables are one of the foods that have a high risk of containing harmful parasites. Vegetables grown on land such as coriander, lettuce, etc. are often infected with worms and flukes. Not only that, raw vegetables watered with dirty water and fertilized with fresh manure are the breeding grounds for parasites; eating them can easily lead to digestive diseases such as diarrhea, worm infections, or dysentery. |
