Scientists at the Japan Research Institute have released research results showing that 5 types of freshwater fish in Cambodia can cause liver cancer in humans. At the same time, according to the announcement of these studies conducted by 2 Japanese experts in collaboration with the Center for Insect, Parasite and Malaria Control of Cambodia. These fish species include: catfish, white snakehead fish, spotted horse mackerel, and yellow bream.
According to scientists, they have discovered liver flukes in humans in these fish species. Liver flukes can cause liver cancer in humans by creating harmful cell mutations that form and develop tumors while preventing the normal cell death process.
If humans can get infected with liver flukes by eating raw or undercooked fish. Therefore, we can prevent the disease by thoroughly cooking the fish before eating to protect our health. That’s why eating raw or undercooked fish is the cause of liver flukes.
In addition, according to the Preventive Medicine Department – Ministry of Health, liver fluke disease includes small liver flukes and large liver flukes, this is a digestive tract infection, the symptoms of the disease are similar to other liver diseases.
In particular, according to experts, small liver flukes can live in the human body for up to 25 years, they live in the liver, causing gallstones leading to liver fibrosis, bile duct fibrosis, and liver fibrosis is very dangerous to human health. In addition, small liver flukes after many years of existence in the liver can cause bile duct cancer leading to death.
Patients infected with liver flukes have symptoms of prolonged abdominal pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, and significant weight loss. Especially the pain caused by inflammation of the bile duct, inflammation of the gallbladder. Liver fluke disease is a digestive tract infection, the disease can cause severe complications and have a major impact on health. If suspected of infection, patients must go to medical facilities for examination, testing, diagnosis, and early treatment.