Is the fried cicada poisonous? The Ningbo boy went into shock after eating 20 fried cicadas, reminding these people not to eat!

When the weather turned hot, the delicious fried cicada was put on the table, but he didn't realize that the young man almost died because of it.

In the early morning of July 8, 20-year-old Xu was taken to Ningbo Yinzhou District second Hospital by ambulance after eating 20 fried cicadas the night before. After diagnosis, Xiao Xu is anaphylactic shock caused by heterosexual protein, the rash on the body is allergic dermatitis, and the source of allergy is fried cicada. Fortunately, the treatment was timely and the symptoms were significantly improved and the vital signs returned to normal after anti-allergic treatment.

According to reports, cicada is very rich in protein. After some allergic people eat, the immune system will attack them as "intruders" and release a large number of specific immunoglobulins, and the body will have an allergic reaction. Mild symptoms such as rash, itching, severe vomiting diarrhea, anaphylactic shock, and even asphyxiation caused by laryngeal edema.

Summer is the peak of edible cicadas, and many hospitals in Ningbo have recently received similar patients. On the evening of the 9th, Mingzhou Hospital of Zhejiang University, also located in Yinzhou District, also received a 50-year-old woman who was allergic to eating cicadas. She had a general rash, dyspnea and low blood pressure, which improved after treatment.

"Food allergies often occur in people with allergic constitution, which has little to do with the amount of food consumed, and even if very little, there is a risk of serious allergies. Therefore, once you have a history of food allergies, avoid re-exposure. Cicadas are rich in protein and are called the 'king of protein' in food. In addition to cicadas, common protein allergens include seafood, soybeans, eggs, milk and other foods. "

Is the fried cicada poisonous?

Expert: cicadas have high nutritional value, but they should not eat more.

"there are many bacteria and deadly parasites in cicadas, and even some of them contain human deadly H1N1 highly lethal influenza virus. Cicadas live in shallow soil and can easily absorb pesticide residues and heavy metals. The content of heavy metal lead is 400 times that of vermicelli, and the content of aluminum is 150 times that of Youtiao. There is a part called bitter gland sac in the middle of the cicada monkey's belly, which is equivalent to the chicken butt, which accumulates a lot of toxins and more than 10 kinds of heavy metals, which is harmful to people's health. " With the listing of the cicada monkey, and when people happily captured the monkey, there was such a news circulating in Wechat's moments, which made people worry.

In this regard, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff said that the monkey contains H1N1 highly deadly influenza virus is not accurate. The hosts of H1N1 virus are mainly canines, birds and some mammals. As known monkeys of insects, they do not contain the virus. In addition, cicadas grow by sucking plant root sap, and the bacteria they carry are not harmful to the human body and can be killed by cooking. As for the saying that cicadas contain heavy metals, it may have something to do with their growing environment and later preservation. As long as people eat fresh cicadas grown in unpolluted environments, there will generally be no problem.

In addition, remind the public that cicadas taste delicious and are rich in proteins, amino acids and some trace elements, and the nutritional value is relatively high. The shells shed by cicadas still have certain medicinal value, so they are very loved by the public. but it is not suitable to eat more, especially people with allergic constitution, are prone to itching, vomiting and other symptoms, and even anaphylactic shock in serious cases.