What diseases can be transmitted by eating together

If you are eating together, try to use separate tableware and don't share tableware. Otherwise, cross infection will definitely occur. Especially patients with infectious diseases should not share chopsticks with others to avoid infecting other people. This will only make the symptoms of the disease become more serious. The most common infectious diseases are scarlet fever, nephritis and a series of others.

Scarlet fever

Causes

Scarlet fever is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by group B hemolytic cocci. The pathogen is hidden in the patient's throat and is most contagious from 24 hours before onset to the peak of the disease.

symptom

(1) The onset is acute, with fever, sore throat, headache, and vomiting as the main symptoms in the early stage.

(2) The pharynx becomes red, the tonsils become red and swollen, and there is white exudate on the surface. The tongue is smooth and flesh-red, with raised nipples like bayberry, hence the name "grass bayberry".

(3) The rash appears 1-2 days after the high fever, starting from the ears and upper chest, spreading to the chest, back, and upper limbs after a few hours, and to the lower limbs in about 24 hours.

The typical rash is characterized by redness of the skin all over the body, covered with pinpoint-sized red spots that fade when pressed.

Prevention

(1) Those who come into contact with the patient can take sulfa drugs orally and inject penicillin intramuscularly (for one week).

(2) If suppurative complications occur, large amounts of penicillin must be applied and local suppuration can be treated by incision and drainage.

Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis (meningococcal meningitis)

Causes

It is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by epidemic meningococci and a type of purulent meningitis. Meningococcal bacteria are present in the nasopharynx, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, skin hemorrhages of patients, and the nasopharynx of carriers. When a patient or carrier coughs, they infect others through droplets containing the germs.

symptom

(1) The incubation period is about 1-10 days, and the onset is very acute, sometimes a few hours or 1-2 days before the onset of the disease.

(2) Upper respiratory tract symptoms such as fatigue, sore throat and headache. High fever reaches over 39 degrees.

(3) Symptoms of meningeal irritation: headache after high fever, repeated projectile vomiting, irritability or drowsiness, and neck stiffness.

(4) There are scattered bruises (bleeding spots) on the skin and mucous membranes, and some patients may develop herpes on their lips.

(5) Fulminant patients: In addition to high fever and extreme mental depression, the skin quickly becomes covered with bruises or large patches of bruises. The limbs soon become cold, the lips and fingers become cyanotic, and the blood pressure drops. If not treated promptly, the patient will die within 24 hours.

Prevention

(1) During the epidemic season (February to March in winter and spring), if someone has a high fever, headache, vomiting, or small bleeding spots on the skin, this disease should be considered and the person should go to the hospital immediately for an injection (mainly sulfonamide drugs).

(2) During epidemic situations, try not to go to public places. In addition, you should pay attention to hygiene, dry your bedding and clothes frequently, open windows for ventilation and get vaccinated early.

(3) Eating garlic has a good preventive effect.

Typhoid

Causes

It is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by Salmonella typhi. Patients and carriers are sources of infection. The bacteria are excreted from the urine and feces of the sources of infection and enter the human body through water and food contaminated by water, hands, flies, etc. through the mouth.

symptom

The average incubation period of this disease is 7-14 days, and the onset is usually slow. The body temperature rises in a trapezoidal pattern, reaching 39-41 degrees in a week, and there are symptoms such as chills, headache, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, and constipation.

(3) From the second cycle, the high fever persists, usually lasting about 10-14 days. At this time, the condition worsens and the patient may become sluggish, have a dull expression, and have hearing loss. In severe cases, the patient may also have symptoms of talking nonsense (which is an unconscious behavior) or become drowsy.