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There’s a tiny, but destructive bacteria in our body, and it’s the fungus. It’s like a “ghost” hidden in the dark, and it’s silently attacking our stomachs, and it’s become the “leader” of so many stomach problems. The fungus, which is a spiral or S, arc, lashes, micro-oxygen, is extremely demanding for the growing environment, with only a few hours of life in the air, usually in the stomach and in the acidic environment of the trachea. It spreads between people, mainly through oral and faeces. For example, sharing meals, cups, kissing and eating contaminated food and water sources can lead to infection. According to statistics, about half of the world ‘ s population is infected with cholesterocella, and in some developing countries the prevalence rate is higher than 80 per cent, a figure that is sufficient to show its widespread spread and prevalence. Once it enters the body’s stomach, the fungus carries out “means” that endanger the stomach health. It can easily drill through the gastric mucous membranes with its own spiral structure, damage the protective membranes of the stomach and the small intestines and cause gastric acid to trigger open wounds, i.e. ulcer. Long-term infection with the fungus can also lead to stomach inflammation, which, if not controlled in a timely and effective manner, can evolve into chronic shallow stomach inflammation, atrophy, etc. Even more serious is the close link between cholesterococcal infections and the occurrence of stomach cancer. Although not all infected people suffer from stomach cancer, research shows that approximately 78 per cent of stomach cancer can be attributed to chronic infections. After the infection, most of the patients had no apparent symptoms at first, and some of them could suffer from abdominal pain, saturation, nausea, vomiting, appetite and breath. However, these symptoms are often neglected or misdiagnosed as other stomach diseases, thus delaying the optimal timing of treatment. When these symptoms occur and they persist, they should be examined in a timely manner. Testing methods commonly used in the clinical field include urea exhalation tests, gastroscope examination and gastric mucous membrane biopsy. Among these, the urea excretion test has the advantages of painlessness, incapacitation, ease, etc. The patient needs only oral urea capsules with special markings, which then determine the infection with the urea decomposition products of the gaseous urea; the gastroscope examination allows for a pathological examination of the stomach mucous tissue, while directly observing a gastrointestinal disease, to determine the extent and type of a fungus infection and a stomach disease. For the treatment of cholesterocella infections, the “Quadtrotherapy” combined with proton pump inhibitors, beryllium and antibiotics is currently used. The treatment is usually 10 – 14 days. While in most cases this therapy can be effective in eliminating cholesterosomiasis, with the widespread use of antibiotics, the resistance of cholesterocella has become more acute, leading to the failure of some patients. In the course of treatment, it is therefore essential that patients take their medications on time and in accordance with their medical instructions, so as to avoid leaking or self-absorption, in order to increase the success of the treatment and reduce the production of resistant strains. At the same time, the treatment will need to be reviewed to confirm whether the fungus is completely removed. The prevention of cholesterol infection is essential. In our daily lives, we should develop good hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, especially after lunch; promoting the use of public chopsticks and spoons, as well as meal-sharing to avoid cross-infection; taking care of food hygiene, not to eat raw and cold food, not to drink raw water, to clean vegetables and fruits or to eat after peeling; and keeping mouths clean and regularly changing toothbrushes. Even though it is a “invisible killer” of stomach disease, it is only as long as we raise awareness of it, strengthen preventive measures, and, once infected and treated in a timely manner, we can effectively protect our stomach health and make this “ghost” invisible.