Often Ignored, This Food Can Increase The Risk Ofworming

Illustration of deworming (Photo: Freepic)

JAKARTA -worming is not just a problem experienced by children, adults can experience it. The main cause is the entry of eggs or worm larvae into the body through contaminated food or drinks.

Reporting from the Canadian Institute of Food Safety (CIFS) page, parasites such as ribbonworms or roundworms can survive in the human body and cause various health problems. Parasitic infections can be as dangerous as bacteria.

"The parasit lives inside or in the human body and animals, and can last for a long time without being detected," explained a report from CIFS.

Although livestock are usually given special treatment to prevent bandworms or roundworms, contamination can still occur along the food supply chain. Starting from the process of farming, processing, distribution, to reaching supermarket shelves.

For example, contaminated water washed vegetables can bring parasites to the dining table. Contaminated soil, or food workers who are unknowingly infected and do not wash their hands properly. This can be a transmission route.

Food That Most Often Becomes A Source Of Parasite

Here are some foods that are at high risk of carrying parasites if not handled properly:

- Half cooked pork

- Beef or other raw meat

- Fruits and vegetables

- Fresh water fish or raw/half cooked sea

- Crackle or crude mollusc

- Raw water plants such as watercress

- Unpasteurized apple milk and juice

The Most Common Type Of Parasite Transmitted Through Food

There are various kinds of parasites that can be transmitted to humans through food, including:

- Giardia: Ethical parameters common in Canada, usually come from unprocessed drinking water.

- Cyclospora: This Parasite is transmitted through polluted food or water.

- Pinworms (catcing kremi): The worms can be transmitted by food workers who do not wash their hands properly.

- Bandworms (Taenia): The worms come from beef, pork, or half-cooked fish.

- Trichinella: Missiles that enter through raw or half cooked meat.

- Toxoplasma: The worms come from undercooked meat or raw vegetables that are not washed clean.

- Anisakis: The worms that are often found in layoffs orstays that are not processed properly.

- Phocanema, Clonorchis, Paragonimus: Parasites come from freshwater fish or shells that are not cooked properly.

- Cryptosporidium: The worms can come from unpasted apple milk or juice, as well as raw shells.