A chef in Guangxi deals with rare meningitis caused by pork injury. Where did the pork come from?

Pig bone is a favorite food for many people. It has a big sauce skeleton and tastes delicious ... But an ordinary pig bone can actually make a 55-year-old aunt in Chongzuo suffer from a serious illness. What the hell is going on?

Scratch your fingers when cutting pig bones.

Women suffer from streptococcus suis meningitis.

On September 2, Aunt Guan, who lives in Tiandeng, Chongzuo City, suddenly felt unwell, dizzy and had a high fever.

Aunt Guan: "I feel dizzy and have a headache. My head is going to explode, and I seem to be going crazy. "

Accompanied by her family, Aunt Guan went to the local hospital for treatment. On September 4th, Aunt Guan was transferred to Guangxi Hospital for Nationalities. Aunt Guan said that she thought it was a daily cold and fever, and only after going to the hospital for examination did she know that she had streptococcus suis meningitis. Further development may be life-threatening! Good. How did you get streptococcus suis meningitis?

It turns out that Aunt Guan's usual job is to do logistics at a construction site in Yudong, Nanning. On the morning of August 30th, the boss bought pig bones. She cut the pig bone without gloves, and her left thumb was scratched by a broken bone, and she bled on the spot. Aunt Guan didn't wrap it up, but simply washed it and went on working.

Later, Aunt Guan returned to heaven and waited for her hometown to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the wound on her finger of about two centimeters was cured in two days. I never imagined that it was this humble wound that triggered a series of follow-up events.

Doctors in Guangxi Nationalities Hospital diagnosed Aunt Guan with streptococcus suis meningitis. After testing, Guan Ayi's cerebrospinal fluid and blood culture bacteria were identified as Streptococcus suis.

After 8 days of treatment, Aunt Guan's health has improved obviously. On the afternoon of September 1 1, during the communication with Guan Ayi in the ward of Guangxi Hospital for Nationalities, the reporter saw that she was in a good mental state and answered freely and smoothly.

Streptococcus suis can spread through open wounds.

Everyone should pay attention when handling pork.

Maybe everyone can't imagine how a pig bone is so powerful.

Huang Yuxiang, an attending physician in the Department of Neurology, Guangxi Hospital for Nationalities, said that Streptococcus suis on pig bones can spread through open wounds. When people come into direct contact with these sick pigs with Streptococcus suis, they may be infected, but they will not spread from person to person.

Huang Yuxiang said: "The key depends on whether there are germs on pork. If there are germs, they will infect the barbs on your hands. Most of them are easily infected through wounds or abrasions and stab wounds on their hands. "

Dr. Huang Yuxiang suggested:

You'd better wear cooking gloves when handling pork. If bones scratch the skin, bacteria may invade our bodies.

For some professionals who specialize in pig slaughtering, it is recommended to take good protection at ordinary times, such as wearing gloves, protective clothing or masks.

Don't buy pork of unknown origin, pork after inspection and quarantine will be more assured.

Usually do not eat undercooked sick pork or viscera, pay attention to hygiene, and separate raw from cooked.

Generally, infection with Streptococcus suis will occur within 4 hours to 7 days, with symptoms appearing in an average of 2 to 3 days. According to the different sites of bacterial invasion, there are four types of clinical manifestations: common type, meningitis type, shock type and mixed type. If you have fever, headache, vomiting and other infectious symptoms, you must go to a regular hospital in time.