Dr. Suphat warns farmers to beware of an outbreak of shellfish – innnews

Dr. Supat Ha Suwannakit, Director of Chana Hospital revealed that in the past almost 2 months Farmers in 7 sub-districts of Chana district were admitted to Jana hospital. With the same symptoms are This is an itchy rash on the body of up to 233 people, especially on the arms and legs. These are parts in direct contact with water and are expected to be larger. But the symptoms may not be severe Or wait for it to disappear by itself Therefore did not come to see a doctor Which problems encountered for the first time And there have been many patients in the past 20 years

With an itchy rash that occurs From collaboration with the Bureau of Occupational Diseases Ministry of Public Health Including the Southern Institute of Dermatology, Trang Province and doctors from Hat Yai Hospital and Prince of Songkla Hospital (PSU) together to investigate the disease and find the cause, including from history taking, physical examination, mapping outbreaks. In addition, water samples and mollusks were examined and 4 patients were willing to perform skin biopsy or cut the skin tissue to be examined by microscopy. Comes from blood fluke larvae in the itchy mollusk Which are small clams that live in rice fields Or it may be referred to for short as molluscum disease, as the results of the examination found three larvae of four people sent to the test and in the water that was tested, this infection was found. As for the other two types of mollusks in rice fields, the cherry mollusks and nautilus, the parasite larvae have not yet been found.

As for the itch or rash, it is caused by the parasite larvae that penetrate into the patient’s skin. However, this parasite is a blood fluke that grows only in animals (Animal Schistome) and cannot grow into an adult in humans. When Chun Chai enters the human body The parasite will die after a period of time in the skin. And spreading it along the skin provokes rashes and itching. This is caused by the reaction of the immune response in the body, found that most patients get better after 1-2 weeks, and using general steroid topical drugs can help patients recover quickly. up Which can be bought at a general pharmacy that is controlled by a pharmacist