People are still subjective with streptococcus

Although recently there have been consecutive cases of streptococcal infections that require hospitalization and endanger lives, people still seem to be subjective and indifferent to their own health.

A 72-year-old male patient (Bang Gia commune, Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho province) was recently hospitalized with difficulty breathing, body aches, swollen left leg, purple-black blisters on the calves and feet, and cardiovascular collapse (blood pressure 50/20 mmHg).

People are still subjective with streptococcus.

According to the family, 5 days before being admitted to the hospital, the patient ate blood (the family bought it at a market of unknown origin). The patient was actively treated by the Emergency Department - Intensive Care & Anti-Poison Control team, Ha Hoa District Medical Center, Phu Tho Province with oxygen, intravenous fluids, vasopressors to increase blood pressure, and pain relief.

Ha Hoa Medical Center consulted with Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Head of the Intensive Care Unit, Phu Tho General Hospital, and suspected that the patient was infected with Streptococcus suis. After assessing the severity of the patient's condition, the doctors agreed to both actively resuscitate and transfer the patient to Phu Tho Provincial Hospital.

At the Intensive Care Unit, Phu Tho Provincial Hospital, the patient received dialysis combined with intensive treatment measures. Currently, the patient is progressing well.

Previously, in Hanoi , a number of patients were also recorded with streptococcus suis due to eating raw blood pudding. According to the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC), streptococcus suis is transmitted from sick pigs to humans in 3 forms: septicemia, purulent meningitis or a combination of both. Depending on the form, the disease progresses more or less severely. There are even cases where the disease is severe from the beginning.

Streptococcus suis is a bacterial disease that causes swine streptococcus infection in humans. However, humans can become infected and develop the disease through contact with sick pigs or products from sick pigs.

Streptococcus suis can be transmitted to humans through contact with sick pigs or pigs carrying the bacteria through small lesions or scratches on the skin of people who slaughter, process or eat pork or undercooked blood pudding from sick pigs or pigs carrying the bacteria.

Streptococcus suis is found in many parts of the world where pigs are raised. The bacteria usually reside in the upper respiratory tract, especially in the nose and throat, in the digestive and genital tracts of pigs.

In humans, the most common manifestation is purulent meningitis (96%) with common symptoms such as fever, headache, vomiting, stiff neck, and impaired perception. 68% of cases of purulent meningitis have symptoms of tinnitus and deafness.

Severe cases can rapidly progress to septic shock syndrome, circulatory collapse, hypotension, severe coagulation disorders, hemorrhagic necrosis, embolism, multiple organ failure, coma and death.

Hanoi CDC warns that eating dishes made from undercooked pork, such as blood pudding, sour sausage, etc., can easily lead to disease.

Even contact with sick or dead pigs can cause slaughterers to be infected with streptococcus suis through skin lesions and scratches. Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent the disease. Therefore, compliance with food cooked thoroughly, boiled water and regulations to ensure safety when slaughtering is extremely important.

To ensure food safety and health, doctors recommend that people do not eat blood pudding, whether it is from pigs, goats, ducks, geese, etc., and do not eat products made from undercooked meat. People absolutely do not eat meat from dead livestock or poultry; do not eat raw dishes such as salad, nem chua, nem chao, especially blood pudding.

Everyone should use protective equipment, wash hands with soap before and after caring for, slaughtering, and processing meat. When having open wounds, people should not slaughter pigs or process fresh meat.

Families should clean slaughtering, processing, and kitchen utensils immediately after use. When symptoms of suspected poisoning appear, people should immediately go to the nearest medical facility for emergency care and timely treatment.

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