Woman who ate leftover watermelon in the refrigerator 'Chaotic', why?
Aug 27, 2024
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According to Chinese media such as Hangzhou Daily and Sina Finance, a woman living in Zhejiang Province took out leftover watermelons from the refrigerator and ate them for several days.
After that, he showed symptoms such as a high fever of 40 degrees, dizziness, and unstable walking.
Although suffering from underlying diseases such as diabetes, she was generally in good health, and considered it a simple cold.
However, it deteriorated rapidly and led to a coma.
After being transferred to the hospital, the test was diagnosed as developing a brain abscess caused by one of the food poisoning causative agents, 'Listeria monocytogenes'.
Listeria monocytogenes occurs when fruits, vegetables, meat, and processed meats contaminated with soil or manure are consumed. Healthy people with normal immune functions may develop mild flu-like symptoms even if they are infected. However, some patients, especially those with underlying diseases, may have symptoms such as sudden fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sepsis, meningitis, and brain abscess, and the mortality rate is high at 20 to 30%.
Usually, the bacteria can multiply during the process of freezing and melting ice cream and food.
In addition, brain abscess refers to a local abscess caused by bacteria invading the brain tissue.
Chinese medical staff say "Watermelons are perishable foods, and once they are cut, they can be understood as initiating the decay process"You should seal the cut watermelon with plastic wrap and eat it as soon as possible, and don't store the remaining watermelon for a long time."
In addition, the inside of the refrigerator is in a low temperature state, so it can effectively suppress the growth of microorganisms, but if the refrigerator is not cleaned, there is a possibility that many microorganisms will inhabit the inside, so it should be managed cleanly.
Meanwhile, A, who received antibiotic prescription treatment, moved to a general hospital room and is recovering.
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