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Author: Chen Qianting
2020-08-31 19:32
Last update date: 2020-08-31 19:32The Centre for Health Protection announced today (31st) a suspected case of food poisoning. A 54-year-old woman bought mushrooms at a hawker stall near the Tai Po Market and rolled mushrooms, green onions and garlic at home yesterday (30th) Soup, one hour after eating, he developed nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. He went to the Nethersole Accident and Emergency Department for medical treatment. He is still hospitalized in stable condition.
A spokesman for the centre pointed out that eating mushrooms may cause acute food poisoning and reminded the public to buy mushrooms from reputable and reliable suppliers.
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The suspected food poisoning case involved a 54-year-old Hong Kong woman who bought mushrooms from a hawker stall near the Tai Po Market. She cooked them with green onions and garlic at home yesterday. She developed nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea about one hour after eating. shape. The patient went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital on the same day, and was admitted to the hospital for further treatment. He has been in hospital so far and is in stable condition. The CHP's investigation is still continuing, but because the patient ate all the mushrooms involved, it was unable to identify the species involved.
A spokesperson for the centre said that food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms is generally acute. Symptoms usually include intestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain within a short period of time after eating. Depending on different mushroom species, patients may also experience profuse sweating, hallucinations, coma or other neurological symptoms and liver failure. In severe cases, death is more likely to occur.
The spokesperson reminded the public to buy mushrooms from reputable and reliable suppliers, not to buy mushrooms suspected of being mixed with unknown species, and not to pick wild mushrooms for eating. In most cases, cooking toxic mushroom varieties will not destroy their toxicity. If members of the public suspect food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms, they should seek medical advice immediately. If there are remaining mushrooms, you should take them to seek medical advice for identification.
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