I often see news or jokes on some platforms such as "A certain animal is overrun in a certain place". Then, whether it is the author of the news or joke, or the netizens will take the lead and say, "Let it go." "Eating food is becoming an endangered species in China in minutes", "Where are the Chinese foodies?"... I have seen it in the past, and I have seen it more this time, which is about Chinese netizens generally despising the locust plague and thinking that locusts are just a piece of cake. speech. He even talked about how many ways to eat locusts, expressing how hungry and thirsty he was and how salivating he was.

Although they are meant to be teasing, or many people are just telling jokes, they may not actually eat the locusts when they are put on them. However, such remarks are objectively irresponsible. Locusts are definitely not a safe food for the public. Because locusts are foreign proteins, normally the human immune system cannot recognize them at all and will treat them as an "enemy" and attack them. Therefore, a considerable number of people will suffer from allergic poisoning or even death after eating locusts (even in small numbers). Moreover, the attack happens very quickly, leaving no time for treatment.

Every year in our country, there are incidents of severe illness or death caused by eating locusts. For example: On the evening of November 4, 2016, Mr. Wan, a 40-year-old man, and his friends ordered a bowl of so-called high-protein "fried grasshoppers" to try. Unexpectedly, after taking a bite, Mr. Wan discovered something was wrong, "There was a foreign body in the throat." My mouth and lips were numb." After regaining consciousness, Mr. Wan recalled that he had vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms on the spot, his skin was flushed, and his consciousness gradually became blurred. A friend who was a doctor among the travelers saw that his symptoms were dangerous and immediately helped him and drove him to the emergency department of the nearby Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital for treatment. Diagnosed with anaphylactic shock.

Under the command of Chen Yanqing, director of the emergency department of the hospital, multiple medical staff cooperated to immediately provide emergency treatment to the patient, including opening the vein, large amounts of fluids, intravenous hormone injection, subcutaneous injection of epinephrine and other anti-allergic and anti-shock treatments. After more than half an hour of rescue, Mr. Wan's blood pressure gradually rose and his condition gradually stabilized.

Remember, locusts are foreign proteins that can cause a variety of allergic diseases, such as allergic asthma, allergic purpura, anaphylactic shock, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, etc.,

On July 27, 2018, 35-year-old Mr. Dong, who lives in Sanya City, Hainan Province, ate a plate of fried locusts for dinner. He felt his throat was itchy and his stomach was uncomfortable. Gradually, his symptoms became more and more serious, and he became dizzy. , nausea, difficulty swallowing, general weakness, and even massive vomiting. His family rushed him to Sanya Harbin Medical University Hongsen Hospital for treatment. When he was sent to the hospital, Mr. Dong's face was flushed, his breathing was short of breath and he suffered from severe anaphylactic shock. After examination, Mr. Dong's blood pressure was 64/39mmHg, and his heart rate was 74/min. During the treatment, he vomited again, his body temperature rose to 37.5 degrees, small maculopapular rashes appeared all over his body, his eyes were congested, and he had chills. His condition was extremely critical. It took several hours of rescue to stabilize the symptoms.