SHOCKING! Chinese Man Eats Raw Fish Riddled With Flatworms, Loses Half His Liver After Parasitic Worms Laid Eggs Inside His Body
A Chinese man is reported to have lost half his liver after eating undercooked fish. Medical reports have stated that parasitic flatworms in the fish laid eggs inside the man’s liver, leading to a tumour that only started growing.
The pandemic has already created quite a bad rap for the wet markets in China. The Chinese wet markets have been discussed about the type of meat and fish they sell. Medical experts have even connected the outbreak of the novel coronavirus to these markets and highlighted theories that explain the health threats these markets pose to people. Amid the ongoing situation, a Chinese man is reported to have lost half his liver after eating undercooked fish. Medical reports have stated that parasitic flatworms in the fish laid eggs inside the man’s liver, leading to a tumour that only started growing. The shocking revelation, might make you rethink your sashimi plan, in case you are craving. Sushi Horror! 71-Year-Old Had To Amputate His Hand Due To Bacterial Infection Caused By Raw Fish.
While people are recently engaged in eating raw meat or fish, there are some dangers associated with them, and the evidence of the same was reported in this incident. The 55-year-old was suffering from a loss of appetite, diarrhoea, fatigue and abdominal pain. The Hangzhou First People’s Hospital stated in its medical report that the man had been experiencing this for more than four months before he sought medical help. Revenge Served Cold! Chinese Blogger Attacked, Face Disfigured By Octopus While She Tried to Eat it Alive.
After the scans of the patient were out, doctors were left stunned. The scans showed the left lobe of his liver was occupied by a pus-filled sac measuring 19 cm long and 18 cm wide, as mentioned in various media outlets. The tumours had started growing on the walls of the sac. After several tests, he was diagnosed with clonorchiasis, an infection caused by parasitic flatworms. To save his life, doctors reduced its size by half. But there was no progress in his health as the tumours remained on the liver for three weeks after the first procedure.
The surgeons hence removed the infected section of the liver. They found numerous light-bulb shaped eggs in the dead tissue. It was then when the patient informed the doctors that he ate raw fish in his hometown. The surgeons believe that the fish was ridden with the flatworms, which hatched eggs in the man’s liver. This, once again, raised the debate of whether we should be eating undercooked meat and fish or not.
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