How to judge whether there are parasites in the body
There are many kinds of human parasites, but they all grow and reproduce in the human body, compete for nutrients in the body, and directly or indirectly cause various harms to the human body. There are probably several aspects to roughly judge whether there are parasites.
1. First of all, there are surface parasites, most of which are visible to the naked eye, such as bed bugs, head lice, fleas, etc. Although they are becoming less and less common with the improvement of people's living standards and hygiene standards, it is also troublesome if they are accidentally infected by going to places with infection sources. However, this is the easiest to judge, and it can be determined by careful observation.
2. Find parasites in the body. If small insects are found in the excrement, especially in children, it is more obvious. It can also be directly determined that there is parasite infection.
3. Abnormal increase in appetite. When a person suddenly has a large appetite, but the weight gain is not obvious, or even loses weight, and usually has unexplained fatigue, drowsiness, weakness and other symptoms, you should suspect whether there is a parasite infection. Because parasites eat your energy.
4. Abdominal pain. Because most parasites in the body live in the small intestine, the most nutritious place. Its parasitism can cause inflammation of the intestines and lead to abdominal pain. The obvious symptom of children is that they cry out for stomach pain at night, mostly concentrated around the navel, and pressing and rubbing will be effective.
5. Anal itching. If it is pinworm infection, you will feel itching around the anus at night, because female pinworms will lay eggs near the anus. Remember not to scratch, scratching can easily cause skin damage, bacterial infection or cyclic infection of pinworms.
Food safety is an important issue that the world pays attention to, and the contamination of food by parasites is an aspect that cannot be ignored. Among many parasites, the harm of Anisakis has increasingly aroused people's high vigilance.
Parasites are a special type of organisms that lack the ability to survive independently and must rely on hosts to survive, develop and reproduce. This parasitic relationship is not equal and mutually beneficial, but one party obtains nutrition from the other, thereby threatening the health of the host.
The life history of Anisakis is very complicated. Adult worms mainly parasitize the stomachs of marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and seals, and the eggs they lay are discharged into the ocean with the host's feces.
After that, the eggs undergo two molts and develop into first-stage larvae, which are then eaten by crustaceans and further grow into third-stage larvae in their bodies. Then, crustaceans carrying third-stage larvae may be preyed upon by fish or mollusks, so the larvae lurk in the muscles or abdominal walls of these second intermediate hosts, waiting for the final host to come and prey on them.
Once the larvae are eaten by the final host, they drill into the host's stomach wall and develop into adults after two molts. If a person is unfortunately infected with Anisakis, a series of adverse symptoms will occur. The infected larvae will swim around in the human digestive tract and parasitize in various parts, causing visceral larval migrans.
If the larvae drill into the folds of the bile duct or digestive tract, it may cause an acute inflammatory response. People with mild symptoms may only have gastrointestinal discomfort, while severe cases may experience severe upper abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms.
In extremely serious cases, surgery may even be required to remove the larvae, which can cause great pain and health risks to the patient.
At present, there are five main genera of worms known to cause human anisakiasis, namely, Borerella, Phocidae, Phacocystis, Anisakis and Ascaris. The presence of these worm genera undoubtedly increases the probability of human infection with anisakiasis.
Internationally, the spread of Anisakiasis is quite wide. More than 20 countries, such as Japan, the United Kingdom, and France, have reported cases of Anisakiasis. Among them, the epidemic in Japan is particularly severe, with more than 30,000 cases. This astonishing number fully highlights the huge harm of Anisakiasis.
In my country, the risk of people being infected with Anisakiasis should not be underestimated. The survey found that among 30 species of fish and two mollusks in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, the carrying rate of Anisakis larvae was as high as 84%.
The infection rate of fish such as cod, herring, rockfish, salmon, etc. is quite high, especially the hairtail and conger eel that we eat daily, which undoubtedly greatly increases the possibility of Anisakis infection in the Chinese population.
Anisakis has strong vitality and has a certain resistance to salt, radioactive substances and alcohol, and may even survive deadly rays. It is precisely because of this tenacious characteristic that Anisakis can spread over a large range.
In order to effectively prevent Anisakis infection, it is key to thoroughly heat the purchased seafood before eating. Anisakis has relatively weak resistance to temperature. It can only survive for 3 hours in an environment below -20℃ and can survive for 4 days in an environment of -10℃.
When the temperature reaches 45℃, its survival time is only 69 minutes, and it will die almost instantly when it exceeds 60℃.
Therefore, when we eat seafood, we must ensure that it has been fully heated. For example, when cooking squid, it should be cooked thoroughly to ensure that the internal temperature is high enough to kill any Anisakid larvae that may be present.
In addition, when buying seafood, we must choose regular channels to ensure the quality and safety of the seafood. At the same time, we should strengthen publicity and education on Anisakids, improve the public's awareness of prevention, and make everyone understand the hazards and prevention methods of Anisakids, so as to better protect the health of themselves and their families.
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