CARE : WHEN BUYING MEAT

Meat can provide us with energy. It fulfills lots of our requirements of vitamins and minirals and it is very good for health . But if we are not very careful in buying , preserving or cooking meat than it can be a cause of lots of diseases . Some of these diseases are fatal . That’s why we should be very careful when buying meat .

 

CAUSES OF MEAT BORN DISEASES

Diseased animals

Dirty slaughter houses

Dirty tools

Unhealthy butchers

Use of dirty shopping bags

Improperly cooked meat

Improper freezing of meat

SIGNS / SYMPTOMS

Unhygenic meat can be a cause of the following diseases

Tuberculosis

Viral diseases

Shigellosis

Anthrax

Botulism

Brucilosis

PREVENTION

Care is very important in following respects

Slaughter healthy animals

Cleanliness of slaughter houses must be maintained with care

Butchers should be healthy and their tools should be clean

Clean shopping bags should be used to transport meat

Meat should be fresh and should be left covered

Meat should be properly cooked

It should be carefully defrozen before use

SCHISTOSOMIASIS : A PARASITIC INFECTION

Schistosoma is a parasite which lives in blood which enters human body through contaminated water and half cooked meat and fish which in the human body causes many problems like abdominal pain , inflammation of the liver and pancreas , inflammation of the bladder , blood in urine , anemia and weakness .

CAUSES

Use of unhygienic water

Use of undercooked meat

Improper washing of hands before intake of meals

Taking bath in river or canal with water which is contaminated by animal stool

Eating green vegetables which are grown in land contaminated by dirty water

SIGNS

Fever

Itching and rash of skin

Blood in urine

Anemia

Weakness

PREVENTION

Using boiled water

Washing hands properly before eating

Hand washing after washroom

Eating hygienic food

Properly cooking the food

Maintaining cleanliness

Public awareness