Sashimi is delicious, but epidemic prevention experts remind that sashimi is infected with various fish-borne parasites such as Clonorchis sinensis. Infection with Clonorchis sinensis can cause liver cell necrosis, induce cirrhosis and liver cancer.

According to Lin Jinxiang, deputy chairman of the Parasitic Disease Expert Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Health, it is easy to be infected with the parasitic disease Clonorchis sinensis after eating sashimi, shabu-shabu slices, etc. After Clonorchis sinensis enters the human body, it Parasitic in the gallbladder, it can cause gallbladder inflammation and bile duct obstruction, thereby causing liver cell necrosis and inducing cirrhosis and liver cancer. Eating raw fish can also lead to infection with parasitic diseases such as Heterostomidae, Echinostomidae, and Oriental Suborchidae. Sashimi consumption is mainly in the coastal areas of Guangdong, and the number of cases of Clonorchis sinensis infection due to consumption of sashimi has increased significantly.

According to reports, eating sashimi and undercooked fish can also cause infection with gnathostomia. After entering the human body, Gnatostome will migrate everywhere in the skin and internal organs, causing fever and local swellings. If it burrows into the organs, it will cause serious lesions. In the past 10 years, the number of cases of Gnatostoma infection nationwide has more than tripled.

Paragonimiasis is another common foodborne parasitic disease. According to experts, paragonimiasis infection is mainly caused by eating freshwater crabs and spiny mantises. Infection with paragonimiasis can cause coughing, chest pain, chest effusion and pleurisy. Eating snails, especially white snails and giant snails, can lead to infection with angiostrongylus cantonensis. According to experts, when a large number of Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae enter the brain, they will cause severe headaches, vomiting, drowsiness, and symptoms of encephalitis and meningitis such as stiff neck, and in severe cases, death. Angiostrongylia cantonensis was extremely rare in mainland my country in the past. Only 3 cases were discovered before 1996, but the number has soared to nearly 100 cases since 1997.

Experts also pointed out that eating frogs and snakes can cause infection by the tapeworm Mansoni and sparganosis. Nowadays, more and more people are eating frog meat, snake meat, swallowing snake gall, and drinking snake blood. Mansoni Cases of tapeworm and spargan infection are also emerging.