Fairy tales are just dreams after all. This is reality. Based on the original story "The Frog Prince," the movie "The Princess and the Frog." According to a recent report, more than 50 girls under the age of 10 in America who watched this movie kissed real frogs afterward, became infected with Salmonella, and were hospitalized for treatment. More than 50 children infected after kissing frogs after watching "The Princess and the Frog." Salmonella can cause gastroenteritis and bacteremia. In addition to vomiting and fever, bacteria can enter the bloodstream and cause life-threatening conditions such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and meningitis. Amoebas and parasites live on the skin of frogs. If amoebas enter a child's body, pus accumulates in the liver and other organs. Also, if parasites enter the eyes, it can cause endophthalmitis.
Most of these infections among children reportedly occurred after "The Princess and the Frog" was released in theaters. In the movie, there is a scene where a princess kisses a frog, and it turns into a prince. Because of this, it is believed the children imitated this scene and kissed frogs. Some experts in the United States are issuing warnings, saying, "Children need to be taught to distinguish between movies and reality!" In the UK, the president of the British Herpetological Society has issued a warning, stating, "Kissing a frog is not hygienic; a frog's skin has many harmful substances attached to it." The most common parasite found inside a frog's body is Spirometra erinaceieuropaei. Many pest eggs are laid on a frog's skin. If a child accidentally swallows insect eggs, they can hatch in the intestines, and the worms can enter the bloodstream or brain, potentially causing convulsions and fainting. If parasites enter the brain, symptoms do not appear immediately but surface months later, making it difficult to determine the cause through tests. Kissing a frog is extremely dangerous in these ways, so children, don't go kissing them in hopes of meeting a prince (or princess).
The truly leaving-a-bad-taste-in-your-mouth story is the frequent incidents where children who watched "Finding Nemo" had their parents buy them clownfish and flushed them down the toilet to return them to their fathers.
The even more leaving-a-bad-taste-in-your-mouth fact is that clownfish after "Finding Nemo," and blue tangs after "Finding Dory," were drastically reduced in number due to overfishing.
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