At what temperature does swine flu die?

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The article was professionally consulted by Senior Doctor, Dr. Vu Van Tam - Infectious Internal Medicine Doctor - Department of Medical Examination and Internal Medicine - Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital
According to the reported data of the treatment facilities so far, there are at least 55 provinces and cities with cases of tapeworm disease, tapeworm larvae. This is a parasite with a very low pathogenic rate, which can be completely destroyed if processed properly.

1. At what temperature do swine fluke die?

Swine flu can appear in many parts of the world, patients with the disease are often related to eating habits, eating undercooked pork. In Vietnam, swine flu occurs in all regions and provinces across the country. According to the reports of treatment facilities, our country currently has at least 55 provinces and cities with patients with tapeworms and tapeworm larvae.
Infection with tapeworm larvae is caused by the patient ingesting foods containing tapeworm eggs or tapeworm larvae (like pork rice) that have not been thoroughly cooked or by eating foods contaminated with the larvae in soil, in water (aquatic vegetables, unwashed raw vegetables..)

According to information from the Department of Preventive Medicine - Ministry of Health: The larvae of swine fluke will die when cooking food at 75oC for 5 minutes or boiling food within 2 minutes. This is the standard of temperature and time to kill rice fluke larvae in all types of food.
To identify the possibility of having tapeworm disease or not, it is necessary to rely on many factors, including symptoms of the disease such as: defecation, digestive disorders, prolonged abdominal pain... and through other symptoms. techniques for testing swine fluke. Infection with tapeworm larvae needs to be diagnosed early and treated early to avoid spreading to the community.

3. Department of Preventive Health - Ministry of Health recommends people to prevent swine flu

Follow the principle of eating cooked, drinking boiling – only eat foods that have been thoroughly cooked and processed hygienically. Do not choose infected pork, dirty pork for food processing. Especially do not eat rare pork, undercooked meat, raw spring rolls (risk of infection with adult tapeworms), unhygienic raw vegetables (risk of infection with tapeworm larvae) Need to take measures manage fresh manure, especially in areas where many people are infected with adult swine flu, do not raise free-range pigs, and use hygienic latrines. Patients infected with adult flukes must be actively treated, not defecating indiscriminately into the environment. In case of suspected swine flu, people should test for swine flu at medical facilities to diagnose the disease accurately and have timely treatment.

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Reference source: Department of Preventive Medicine - Ministry of Health