Be careful when the African snails are in the rain!

After heavy rain, in the green belt of the road or community, you can often see big snails. Some children are curious to play the snails in their hands, and even some people take the big snail home as pets. Disease control experts remind that this big snail carries a variety of parasites and pathogenic bacteria, and must not let children touch it, let alone eat it.

Recently, there are many rainwater. In some communities, the flower beds and walls are covered with such big snails.

Netizen Chen Yongren: A wall was covered with such a big snail on the road. Friends said that this is called "African Snail" and belongs to the invasive species.

Netizen Zhu Qing: I heard that this kind of snail's mucus and feces may carry a lot of parasites. I saw some people still picked up. It was terrible and disgusting.

It is understood that "African Snails", also known as Lailo and Cauli, are native to Tanzania and Madagascar, the first batch of 16 foreign invasive species in the eastern coast of Africa. The list of foreign invasion species is extremely harmful to crops and is a harmful creature in the country's second -class quarantine.

Li Juan, director of the Huizhou Disease Prevention and Control Center for Defense and Calculation Division: The "African Snail" has three major characteristics. It can grow to more than 20 cm. It can be eaten very well. Its food includes some trees, vegetables, fruit trees, and crops. Sometimes it also eats our paper in a hungry state. , Eating cement as food, (yes) more than 500 "killers". Its reproduction ability is very strong. Adult snails can lay eggs 4 times a year each time its spawning reaches about 150-300 capsules.

African snails have daytime, daily life, and omnivorous. Most of them are active in humid environments. They usually like to hide in a cool place. They especially like to come out for food after rain. It was found that in the mucus or feces of this kind of African snail, many parasites and pathogenic bacteria were carried, especially the Guangzhou tube roundworm, and after entering the human body through the skin and mouth Can cause disability or death.

Experts suggest that citizens can use their habits to use lime powder, salt, etc. for artificial killing, and timely clean up corners of humid accumulated water. If you accidentally touch or eat, you should seek medical treatment in time.

Li Juan, director of the Huizhou Disease Prevention and Control Center for Defense and Calculation Division: Do not touch, eat or be a pet because of curiosity. If you have symptoms of discomfort after contacting the African snails, you should seek medical treatment in time and inform the medical staff to contact the history of contact, so that doctors make accurate judgments.

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