Patient N.V.H (52 years old in Nghe An) was admitted to the hospital with a high fever, severe headache, nausea, stiff neck, and loss of consciousness after eating pork blood pudding.
The results of the test on melasma and blood culture confirmed that the patient had meningitis caused by the bacteria Streptococcus suis - the cause of streptococcus suis disease. After 12 days of active treatment with venom antibiotics, anti-encephalt drugs and close monitoring, the patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital in stable condition.
Dr. Huynh Van Hai - Department of Gastrointestinal Infectious Diseases, 108 Central Military Hospital - said that pig's ethernum meningitis is an acute infectious disease that can be transmitted from pigs to humans through open wounds, mucous membranes or uncooked pig foods such as blood vessels and rare pig intestines. Bacteria penetrate and attack the central nervous system, easily causing death or leaving serious neuropathy sequelae if not treated promptly. Symptoms often appear after 1 - 3 days of exposure: High fever, chills, headaches, stiff neck, nausea, impaired consciousness, possibly accompanied by seizures, subcutaneous bleeding and low blood pressure.
Many people are still subjective, buying painkillers and antibiotics on their own when feverish, have headaches after eating blood sugar or coming into contact with pigs. Many people believe that only slaughter people get sick, ignoring the risk to all subjects.
Experts recommend absolutely not eating whole meat and pork; wearing gloves when slaughtering or processing; washing your hands thoroughly after contact with raw meat; only buy meat with clear origin and quarantine. These are simple but decisive measures to prevent this dangerous disease.
