ibexrecurve | 2 points
Crosspost: Post is about worms in sushi, but it's interesting to see in the comments that deworming humans on a regular basis is a common occurrence.So would taking ivermectin on a regular basis, say monthly, have the added benefit of killing these little buggers?
[-] ibexrecurve | 2 points
Yes, but doesn't kill the adult worms apparently. (I am not an expert, so do you own google research, LOL!) But I think there's a difference for humans vs dogs in that dogs are at risk of heart worms via infection from mosquito bites. The adult worms are what do damage to the arteries and vascular system, so you want to kill them as fast as possible. With a worm eaten via a fish, you may not even get "infested" with worms as it may die during digestion, but if you do, it's likely that it will be limited to the intestines; of course the main issue with that is you may develop a B-12 deficiency that can't be treated with oral B-12 if left untreated.
It's given to 300 million people a year to get rid of worms. But speaking more from a canine dewormer perspective, ivermectin is considered a slow kill method. A more powerful drug like immiticide to do a fast kill is preferable if a dog has heart worms.
[-] Bo-K | 1 points | Dec 27 2020 23:07:03
Did he get his money back?
When I catch fish for sushi, I never contaminate my board with a non sushi quality fish. As well I lamp all my meat to see if it has worms. Mahi mahi ( while not really a sushi fish) has worms, but i dig it out before eating it.
Really only tuna and certain yellow tail are true worm free fish.
Maybe I don't have a beer belly, maybe its NYC version of a worm farm.
Unfortunately IVM didn't drop the size of my belly😟
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