A “squid shot”, photo posted on the Facebook page of “Panda Lab Doctor” on Friday.
A popular social media medical website has warned people against one of the latest fads, raw seafood in the form of “squid shots” that could also carry a helping of very unhealthy bacteria.
Pakpoom Dejhasadin, aka Panda Lab Doctor, is a medical technician at the National Blood Centre and at the Thai Red Cross Society.
In a post of his popular Mor Lab Panda Facebook page on Friday he warned that ingesting raw seafood could mean also ingesting vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria, which causes diarrhoea, vomiting, severe stomachache, headache and shivering within 12-24 hours.
He posted his warning as videos of people downing “squid shots” spread on social media.
It involves placing small live squid in shot glasses…
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