UM Surabaya Lecturer Explains the Dangers of Microorganism Infection when Snacking Carelessly

• 18 Nov
• 2022

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UM Surabaya Lecturer Explains the Dangers of Microorganism Infection when Snacking Carelessly

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Lifestyle is the most important factor in determining a person's level of health. According to H. L. Bloom there are 4 factors that can affect the degree of public health in the following order, namely lifestyle, environment, health services and genetic factors.

Vella Rohmayani, a Lecturer in Medical Laboratory Technology (TLM) at UM Surabaya, explained that various diseases can attack humans due to unhealthy and irresponsible lifestyle towards their own bodies.

“An example of an unhealthy lifestyle is the frequent consumption of random snacks. This habit makes a person susceptible to disease, especially diseases related to digestive system disorders,” explained Vella Friday (18/11/22)

According to him, the increased risk of someone being infected with a disease through intermediaries consuming random snacks, this is because random snacks often contain pathogenic microorganisms.

"Several types of pathogenic microorganisms that can be transmitted through contaminated food or drink intermediaries are E. coli bacteria, Protozoa Entamoeba histolytica, Balantidium coli, and various species of parasitic worms," he added.

The things that cause food to contain pathogenic microorganisms are due to unhygienic food processing, for example the ingredients used are not washed clean before cooking, cooks do not maintain personal hygiene, use raw water, use cooking utensils that are not clean, less covered way of packaging and marketing food.

“A person who consumes food or drink that is contaminated with E. coli bacteria can suffer from diarrhea. Meanwhile, contamination of Balantidium coli can cause baantidiasis infection," he emphasized.

Vella added that the Entamoeba histolytica parasite, which is a protozoa of the sporozoa class, if it enters the human body can cause amoebiasis infection. This infection can attack the intestinal organs or is known as intestinal amoebiasis infection, and can attack organs outside the intestine, namely the lungs, liver, brain and other organs or is called extra-intestinal amoebiasis infection.

Meanwhile, someone who accidentally consumes food and drink contaminated with parasitic worms can suffer from helminth infections. This infection is asymptomatic or does not cause symptoms.

Common symptoms include fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, anemia, loss of appetite and weight loss.

"So if someone who suffers from worm infection does not immediately get treatment or treatment, they can suffer serious health problems," concluded Vella.