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Is there a bacteria or parasite that you can get from raw eel sushi that has same symptoms as bronchitis. coughing for 3 1/2 months, some low fever.

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Dr. Joseph Bouvier answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

See below: Human infection by anisakis simplex (herring worm) is caused by eating certain raw or undercooked fish. Ingestion of the worm can result in severe abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting within hours of ingestion and has been misdiagnosed as appendicitis or other stomach diseases. If the worms don’t get coughed up or vomited, they can burrow into the wall of intestine. Rarely, can cause lung problem.

Answered 7/18/2013

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