The harm of eating golden apple snails

Many people prefer to eat apple snails, mainly because the meat is tender. After stir-frying and adding chili peppers, the fried apple snails are particularly flavorful and delicious. However, before eating, the golden apple snails must be cleaned, fully heated or fried. The main reason is that the golden apple snails contain parasites. Once eaten by humans, they are easily infected and cause neurological meningitis, which is very harmful to human health. Therefore, people who like to eat golden apple snails must be careful.

What happens if you eat apple snails?

The golden apple snail was introduced from abroad as food. It is easy for the body to be parasitic by the roundworm. If the uncooked snail meat with the worm is consumed by humans, it will cause human roundworm disease. After the golden apple snail was introduced to Guangdong in the early 1980s, Guangzhou City subsequently discovered the first case of Guangzhou roundworm disease in the country. Now that snails from the south have been introduced to the north, the distribution area of ​​this disease has gradually expanded northward, and the phenomenon of "southern disease moving northward" has emerged. The main causes of Guangzhou roundworm disease are eating raw or half-cooked terrestrial snails, freshwater shrimps, toads and frogs, as well as drinking raw water contaminated by larvae, which enter the human body through the mouth to the digestive tract. The lesions are mainly concentrated in the central nervous system.

Studies have shown that there are as many as 3,000 to 6,000 larvae of the roundworm in each golden apple snail. If the snail meat is eaten raw or uncooked, it is very likely to cause foodborne Guangzhou roundworm disease. If infected with this disease, the nematode larvae will invade the human brain, damage the central nervous system, and cause eosinophilic meningitis. If snail meat is eaten raw or undercooked, it is very easy to cause foodborne Guangzhou roundworm disease. When infected with this disease, the nematode larvae will invade the human brain, damage the central nervous system, and cause eosinophilic meningitis. After the disease is diagnosed, it is mainly treated with drugs such as albendazole. Experts call on people who have eaten the above-mentioned foods and have abnormal reactions and discomfort to seek medical attention as soon as possible within 3 to 30 days to ensure early detection, diagnosis and treatment. It is recommended that if abnormal reactions and discomfort occur, you should see a doctor as soon as possible within 3-30 days to allow for early detection, diagnosis and treatment.

The difference between golden apple snail and field snail

1. The shell of the golden apple snail is yellow, while the shell of the field snail is bluish-brown.

2. The tail of the golden apple snail is flat and short, while the tail of the field snail is long and pointed.

3. The shell of the golden apple snail is relatively flat, while the shell of the field snail is relatively round.

4. The meat of the golden apple snail is lighter in color, mostly yellow-white, while the meat of the field snail is mostly bluish-brown.

How to eat golden apple snails without getting parasites

The invasion of golden apple snails into rice fields has become a pest in southern rice-growing areas, warning humans: Be careful to prevent the blind introduction and invasion of harmful organisms! As long as they are processed properly, golden apple snails can still be eaten. Human infection with this parasite is mainly caused by eating raw or undercooked snail meat containing larvae, so when processing and eating golden apple snails, they must be cooked thoroughly and high temperature should be used to kill the parasites carried by the snails. In addition, it is best to drink some white wine when eating raw seafood or other meat, or eat it with mustard, raw garlic, etc., which also has the effect of disinfecting bacteria. As long as it is processed properly, the golden apple snail is still edible.