Woman's body full of parasites

Ms. Sun, who was far away in Jining, Shandong, asked for help. More than a month ago, she was infected with a parasitic disease called "sparganosis". Her skin and some organs had been invaded by parasites. Because the infection is very serious, if it is not treated promptly, it will be life-threatening. But due to the limited local medical level, she hopes that experts from Beijing can lend a hand and help her through the difficulties.

1. Dr. Li Jimin of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences had previously treated Ms. Sun. He introduced that "sparganosis" is a parasite with long white ribbons, and its adult hosts are mostly cats and dogs. The common parts of the human body where the parasites parasitize are the eyes, subcutaneous tissue of the limbs and trunk, oral cavity, face, brain and internal organs. The most harmful one is parasitism in the brain, which often causes symptoms such as epilepsy, headache, paralysis, etc. It is also very easy to be misdiagnosed and even life-threatening.

1. Ms. Sun’s infection with parasites was most likely caused by excessive close contact with the puppy.

   3. The biggest problem Ms. Sun is facing now is that drug treatment is no longer effective for her. Some doctors suggested to her that the most effective method now is to undergo surgery to remove the swollen and painful lumps on her body. But because there were too many lumps on her body and surgery was difficult, Ms. Sun went to all the major hospitals in Shandong, but there was no suitable hospital or doctor who could treat a patient like her who had multiple infections all over her body and needed multiple surgical operations. It should be noted that the "sparganum" can also get into the brain——

   4. Director Yang Zhiquan of the Functional Neurosurgery Department of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University reminded that Xiangya Hospital has received more than ten patients with sparganosis. One patient had eaten frogs raw when she was 5 years old. When she was 26 years old, doctors found that large areas of tissue in her brain were eaten by insects. The parasites or parasite eggs on the frog hatch into larvae in the intestines. After entering the intestines, they flow with the blood to various parts of the body, absorbing nutrients from the human body and growing. To develop healthy eating habits, do not trust folk remedies such as eating raw frogs or snake gallbladders to treat diseases, or using raw frog skins or snake skins as compresses to treat lower back pain. Otherwise, parasites in living organisms may enter the human body and damage the function of human tissues by gnawing on human cells and excreting toxins.

   5. When cutting frogs or snakes, take protective measures and thoroughly clean the knife and cutting board after cutting to prevent insect eggs or larvae from entering the human body. Frog skin or snake skin cannot be used to treat diseases. If someone is found to have inflammation, granuloma, itching, redness, swelling, heat and pain after applying frog skin, he should go to the hospital for treatment in time.