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Why can't freshwater fish be eaten raw? Why can't fish and shrimp be eaten raw?

Now people seem to be fed up with cooked chicken, duck and fish. Relatives and friends always like to eat some drunk shrimps, fried crabs and other foods raw at parties. However, when you eat raw fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish and other foods, the parasitic cysticercus on the fish and shrimp will live quietly in your tissues and organs. Some people think that fish and shrimp can kill parasite cysticercus by adding some seasonings such as wine, salt, soy sauce and vinegar before eating. Besides, they also need to digest acid gastric juice after eating. It's OK to eat raw.

However, scientists have proved many times that the above methods can not completely kill the cysticercus, and nearly half of the cysticercus are still alive. Love reading network to uncover why it's not good to eat raw fish and shrimp.

The common parasitic disease is paragonimiasis, that is, people eat fresh water fish and shrimp raw, infected with liver fluke cysticercus. Once a person ingests cysticercus, it can develop into an adult in the human body, invading tissues and organs, causing pathological changes and various symptoms. In order to prevent health damage caused by raw fish and shrimps, people must change their eating habits of raw fish, live shrimps or half cooked aquatic animals. Fish and shrimp must be cooked thoroughly before eating.