Will you get hemorrhagic fever if you eat strawberries? Experts refute rumors: the two have nothing to do
Westnet News (Reporter Su Jingmeng) Recently, the news that "eating strawberries will cause hemorrhagic fever" spread throughout the circle of friends.
On December 18, a reporter from Xixinet.com Shaanxi Toutiao interviewed relevant experts and the Agricultural and Rural Bureau of Chang'an District and learned that eating strawberries and hemorrhagic fever are not related.
At the same time, the agricultural department of Chang'an District has carried out special risk monitoring for strawberries, and no excessive pesticide residues have been found.
Expert: Eating strawberries has nothing to do with hemorrhagic fever
Ye Feng, deputy director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, believes that hemorrhagic fever has nothing to do with eating strawberries. The source of hemorrhagic fever is mice.
"The transmission route of hemorrhagic fever may be the excrement of mice, such as urine and feces, etc. When these contaminants contaminate some items, and the items are not cleaned before being touched by people, they may be infected." Ye Feng said.
Ye Feng said: “The prevention of hemorrhagic fever is first of all not to touch mice, and secondly, wearing a mask during cleaning and washing hands frequently, these daily measures can be avoided.”
The agricultural department of Chang'an District: Has done a full-body "physical examination" for strawberries
It is understood that after the strawberries went on the market, the Chang'an District Agricultural Inspection Center has carried out irregular inspections of strawberry producers in the district to eliminate the prohibition and restriction of the use of pesticides.
Strawberries were also sampled and tested to prevent excessive pesticide residues.
At the same time, the agricultural department carried out special strawberry risk monitoring for 22 cooperatives and 15 growers in 14 districts including Yinzhen and Wutai. A total of 84 batches of samples were tested, of which 66 batches were quantitatively tested by the laboratory. The third-party company completed 18 batches of strawberry risk sampling monitoring, and no pesticide residues exceeding the standard were found.
Reminder: be wary of colds and fevers
Hemorrhagic fever is a common infectious disease in the north.
Starting in October every year, the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi including Xi'an will also enter the peak season of hemorrhagic fever.
Because the early symptoms of epidemic hemorrhagic fever are similar to common flu, many patients will mistake it for a common cold.
For this reason, the Xi'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health reminder to remind the public to be alert to the spread of hemorrhagic fever in winter. If you have a cold or fever, you must be alert to hemorrhagic fever and go to a regular hospital for treatment immediately to avoid delay in treatment.
Early detection, early rest, early treatment and nearby treatment can significantly reduce the fatality rate.