I believe everyone still remembers that after the outbreak of the new coronavirus, news pointed out that the source may be eating game. Since that time, many people have deeply hated people who eat game. Brother Li, who lives in a certain city, especially likes to eat raw game. H

I believe everyone still remembers that after the outbreak of the new coronavirus, news pointed out that the source may be eating game. Since that time, many people have deeply hated people who eat game.

Brother Li, who lives in a certain city, especially likes to eat raw game. Recently, he almost lost his life because of eating game. He often eats raw snake gallbladder, snake blood, raw toad and raw frog, which causes persistent high fever. The fever does not go away. My wife feels that If this doesn't work, I'll take Brother Li to the hospital for a checkup. When he was admitted to hospital, Brother Li already had red and swollen eyelids, conjunctival congestion, , diffuse patchy red herpes on his skin, and some of his skin had ulcerated. He also had difficulty breathing, and his condition was very critical. After a series of examinations by doctors,

was considered to have toxic dermatitis, sepsis and secondary liver damage, and he immediately received comprehensive treatment. After 10 days of treatment, the rash on Brother Li's body subsided, the damaged skin gradually scabbed, and his condition improved.

What’s so delicious about game?

. Curiosity

Everyone eats wild game out of curiosity, wanting to try unknown things and try food they have never eaten before, especially rare and peculiar animals. This is also a kind of curiosity .

. Influenced by traditional eating habits

Some areas still inherit traditional eating habits and like to eat game, especially the older generation, who think that eating game is the same as eating poultry raised at home.

. Conspicuous consumption

Some people eat game out of vanity and want to show off that they have eaten food that others have not eaten.

Many people have this understanding: wild food is more nutritious than farmed food. In fact, this is not the case. Whether it is home-raised, factory-raised, or wild, the nutritional elements are almost the same. Some people also believe that eating wild game can cure diseases, such as pangolin , but if not eaten correctly, it will induce diseases.

What are the game foods?

, unlicensed game

In addition to the common animals raised at home, the uncommon animals are game, most of which are caught in the wild, such as wild boars, civets, bamboo rats and pig badgers , etc.; wild birds It is also not allowed to eat, including sparrows, pheasants, geese, turtle doves, chaffinches, skylarks, bamboo chickens, etc.; there are also wild reptiles that are also game, including toads, frogs, and snakes.

. Certified game

mainly refers to some legally farmed wild animals. This kind of game is not illegal on the surface, but in fact some of it comes from illegal sources. It is not recommended to eat this kind of game because they often have food hygiene and safety hazards. For example, sika deer , crocodile, fox and snakes etc.

What viruses can be contracted by eating game?

, Pangolin

The reason why some people love pangolins is that they believe that pangolins have certain medicinal value. However, pangolin meat and armor have no medicinal value or tonic effect. On the contrary, pangolins carry too many viruses and parasites in their bodies, and eating them may induce myocarditis , hepatitis or pneumonia.

, bats

Bats carry hundreds of viruses, including Ebola virus , Hendra virus and rabies virus.

. Wild birds

Wild birds also carry many viruses and bacteria, especially avian influenza virus , which can increase the risk of infection after consumption.

Rats can spread a variety of diseases, including rabies , epidemic hemorrhagic fever and plague and rat bite fever etc.

5. Snakes

Eating snakes can also induce diseases, the most serious of which is sparganosis mansoni.Many people are superstitious about snake gall and snake wine for health and nourishment, but they may cause snake venom and parasitic infections.

A message from a family doctor

Game meat has not gone through animal quarantine, there is no safe living environment guarantee, and there is not enough scientific evidence to prove its health and nourishing effects. Eating wild game will not only fail to nourish the body, but will infect many bacteria and viruses, and even threaten life. Therefore, we should say no to wild game and resolutely boycott wild game.

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