A family in Khabarovsk ate the larvae of parasitic worms and was hospitalized in serious condition.
According to the Territorial Authority of Roszdravnadzor for the Khabarovsk Territory and the Jewish Autonomous Region, currently doctors of the KGBUZ "GKB No. 10 of Khabarovsk" are fighting for the lives of family members (parents and child) who have entered the medical facility with a diagnosis of trichinosis.
After reading positive reviews on the Internet about the supposedly "magical power of a powerful immunostimulant", the adults drank themselves and gave the minor child a pseudo-vaccine, which is a suspension of live Trichinella larvae - a type of parasitic worm. Two weeks later, the whole family in a serious condition was taken by an ambulance to the city hospital.
Currently, the law enforcement agencies of the Khabarovsk Territory are dealing with the creator of the pseudo-vaccine - a veterinarian by training.
In connection with the tragic incident that took place in Khabarovsk, Roszdravnadzor urges citizens to take a responsible attitude to their health: not to resort to non-traditional treatment, to use only medical devices and medicines registered in the territory of the Russian Federation, and in case of discomfort, immediately consult a doctor.
For reference: trichinosis is a disease caused by parasites, characterized by fever, myalgia, facial edema, skin rashes, blood eosinophilia, and in severe cases - damage to the internal organs and the central nervous system.
Trichinella is originally located in the intestine. Symptoms such as nausea, heartburn, dyspepsia, and diarrhea begin within 1–2 days after infection; the severity of these symptoms depends on the degree of infection. Later, depending on the location of the parasite in different parts of the body, headache, fever, chills, cough, swelling, pain in joints and muscles, itching may appear.
Most of the symptoms can last for several years. In the most dangerous case, the parasite enters the central nervous system. It cannot survive there, but causes damage sufficient to cause serious neurological damage (such as ataxia or airway paralysis) and even death.
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