Animal thyroid poisoning

【Intoxication】 Ingested thyroid glands such as pigs, cattle, and sheep. The toxic substance is thyroxine.

[Poisoning performance]

1. The incubation period is one hour for the shorter, 100 hours for the elderly, or up to 200 hours, and it usually occurs after 12 to 36 hours after eating.

2. Symptoms: dizziness, headache, sore limbs, hand numbness, chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, rapid pulse, dry mouth, irritability, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation in individuals, severe cases of insomnia, eyes and hand vibrations Defibrillation, local or systemic peeling, detachment from the rash, etc., women may experience irregular menstruation or amenorrhea, and some patients may also experience psychiatric symptoms such as over-excitement, restlessness, and laughter and laughter.

Emergency treatment with anti-thyroid hormone and symptomatic treatment.

[Preventive measures] Improve the ability to recognize the thyroid gland, especially when purchasing individual meat for sale. Do not mistakenly buy or swallow the throat with the thyroid gland, ie the paired glands above and below the trachea.

The harm of pig three glands to humans

Porcine triple gland refers to the thyroid gland, adrenal gland, and diseased lymph nodes. For humans, there are three kinds of "physiological harmful organs." The thyroid gland contains a large amount of thyroid hormones. Since the performance of thyroid hormones is relatively stable, ordinary cooking methods cannot destroy them. People can cause poisoning reactions similar to hyperthyroidism after eating, causing dizziness, headaches, irritability, insomnia, and sore limbs. Fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. The adrenal gland contains adrenaline, which usually develops within half an hour after eating. Symptoms include dizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, numbness in hands and feet, and palpitation and shortness of breath. Severe cases may have pale face and dilated pupils. Lymph nodes (glands) where lesions occur can cause congestion, hemorrhage, swelling, etc. They contain more pathogenic microorganisms, so they should not be eaten.

Measures to prevent eating three pigs

Check the meat seals for inspection. When purchasing pork, select the pork that is stamped with xx meat. After the slaughter, the quarantine personnel will remove the three glands and eat them at ease.

Understand where the three glands are located and remove these parts before eating raw pork. The thyroid gland is located on both sides of the cartilage ring in the second to third sections of the trachea. It is a fast, diamond-shaped meat. It is commonly known as "chestnut meat," also called "meat dates." It is about 4 to 5 centimeters long, 2 to 2.5 centimeters wide, and 1 to 1 centimeter thick. 1.5 cm, dark red in color, slightly hardened adrenal glands in front of the kidneys on both sides of the animal, brown, glands covered with white fibrous membranes, narrow and long soft strips; lymph nodes parotid glands located in the animal's groin, anterior scapular and abdominal At the lower part, it is round or oval, and its color and hardness resemble adipose tissue. It is pale or light yellow, commonly known as "Hanako."

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