With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, the number of people who demand to eat fresh food is increasing. Barbecue, sashimi, and other delicious foods are all mouth watering. However, sometimes when savoring the deliciousness, some parasite eggs or larvae may quietly enter your body with undercooked meat or raw fish and shrimp. When the eggs hatch into larvae and the larvae grow into adults, you will feel various discomforts, leading to parasitic diseases. So, what is parasitic disease? What are the symptoms of parasitic infections in the body and how can they be prevented? Let's learn together below!
1、 What is parasitic disease? Parasitic disease is a disease caused by the invasion of parasites into the human body. The pathological changes and clinical manifestations caused by different insect species and parasitic sites vary. This type of disease is widely distributed and can be seen around the world, but it is more common in poor and underdeveloped areas with poor sanitation conditions, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Therefore, the narrow definition of tropical diseases refers to parasitic diseases. Developing countries in Africa and Asia have a higher incidence of the disease, and the infected population mainly consists of working people who have been in contact with more epidemic sources and children with lower immunity.
2、 What are the symptoms of parasitic infections in the body? If the body is infected with parasites, there may be some abnormal symptoms: 1. Abdominal pain. Parasitic infections in the body can cause intermittent abdominal pain, mainly above and near the navel. This pain may be irregular and habitual, and can be relieved by gently rubbing.
2. Frequent constipation or diarrhea should be taken seriously, as it may be caused by the presence of roundworms in the body. Fecal testing may reveal roundworm larvae and worm eggs.
3. People with body thinness and malnutrition who have parasites in their bodies are prone to symptoms of body thinness and malnutrition, appearing pale and yellowish, especially teenagers and children who may experience problems such as picky eating, anorexia, delayed development, indigestion, and slow growth. If you experience the above symptoms, you can go to the hospital for a stool test to see if there are parasites in your body.
3、 How to prevent parasites
Once parasites enter the human body, the harm is too great to prevent, so it is necessary to prevent them from the source and prevent parasite infection. Doing these things well may help keep away from parasites.
1. Wash hands before meals. As mentioned above, defecation is a way for many parasites to spread their eggs, and this process can easily lead to parasitic infections, causing a vicious cycle and infecting the human body. Therefore, it is necessary to wash hands before meals and after using the restroom as a precautionary measure.
2. Raw and cooked food should be separated. Raw food is a parasitic site for many parasites, such as vegetables, fruits, pork, beef, etc. If not separated, it can cause parasites to contaminate cooked food and infect the human body.
3. Wash vegetables, fruits and vegetables frequently, and eat less semi cooked food. Vegetables, fruits, and partially cooked raw foods are the habitat of parasites. If they are not cleaned or cooked before consumption, they may give parasites a chance to enter the human body, which must be prevented.
4. Do not drink tap water, dirty water, etc. Tap water, river water, well water, etc. contain various parasites and should be avoided as much as possible.
5. It is recommended to eat less broccoli, sashimi, snails, lotus roots and other foods that are easily contaminated by parasites.
Although parasites are also a member of nature, their existence poses a threat to human survival, and humans have to retaliate.
We often hear the saying that illness enters through the mouth. Many foods in daily life are prone to harboring parasites. If we are not careful when consuming them, it is easy to be infected with parasites and affect our health. Therefore, in daily life, we should pay attention to our diet and avoid eating undercooked food to reduce the chance of infection with parasites. Finally, I wish everyone a healthy body!