Trichinosis

A disease caused by a metazoan (trichinella) that is ingested in insufficiently cooked pork containing encysted larvae.


A disease caused by infestation of the intestine by larvae of roundworms or nematodes, which pass round the body in the bloodstream and settle in muscles.


A disease caused by a parasite found in pork.


Infestation with the parasitic round-worm Trichinella spiralis, transmitted by eating undercooked meat, especially pork. Symptoms vary greatly in severity and include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever, sometimes progressing to muscle pain, tenderness, and stiffness as the round worm larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles, where they become encysted. There is no specific cure; treatment is aimed at alleviating symptoms. Once all the larvae become encysted completely, symptoms usually disappear. Also called myositis trichinosa.


An illness caused by a parasitic roundworm, Trichinella spiralis, that is transmitted to humans by eating undercooked beef or pork. Early symptoms include nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Once the larvae move from the digestive tract to other body areas, muscle pain and inflammation develop, with fever, edema of the eyelids, and sometimes severe respiratory, neurologic, and cardiac symptoms.


A parasitic disease produced by eating undercooked or raw meat, usually pork or wild game, which contains the cysts of the parasitic roundworm called Trichinella spiralis. It is most likely to occur in the United States when the meat of wild animals (such as bears), is not cooked thoroughly before it is eaten. The cysts develop into adult roundworms in the human intestinal tract, where they produce many larvae that migrate to muscle tissue and form cysts.


A disease of cold and temperate regions caused by larvae of the nematode worm Trichinella spiralis. Man contracts trichinosis after eating imperfectly cooked meat infected with the parasite’s larval cysts. Larvae, released by females in the intestine, penetrate the intestinal wall and cause diarrhea and nausea. They migrate around the body and may cause fever, vertigo, delirium, and pains in the limbs. The larvae eventually settle within cysts in the muscles, and this may result in pain and stiffness. Trichinosis, rarely a serious disease, is treated with thiabendazole.


Trichinosis, or trichiniasis, is a disease caused by eating meat infected with the parasitic nematode worm, Trichinella spiralis, which may be transmitted to humans via raw or underdone pig meat in which the immature spiralis is encysted.. When such meat is eaten, the embryos contained in it are set free and develop into full-grown trichinellae; from each pair of these, 1,000 or more new embryos may arise in a few weeks. These burrow through the walls of the gut, spread throughout the body and settle in muscle.


Infection by the roundworm parasite Trichinella spiralis, resulting from consumption of undercooked pork or wild game containing T spiralis cysts. Gastric juices release the worms from their cysts and they quickly reach sexual maturity. The female roundworms then burrow into the intestinal mucosae of organisms and produce larvae in the gastrointestinal tract that move through the bloodstream and lymphatic system and encyst in striated muscle tissue (chest, diaphragm, arms and legs), where they die. In the U.S. fewer than 0.5% of pigs are infected, and fewer than 40 cases of the disease are now reported annually, although it continues to be common throughout the world.


A parasitic infection caused by roundworms, typically acquired through the consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked meat. Trichinosis is infrequent in the United States but prevalent in certain regions across the globe.


An invasion by the larvae of the TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS worm, often contracted through the consumption of insufficiently cooked pork. Trichinosis is uncommon in the UK. Ensuring thorough cooking of pork items and subjecting meat to freezing temperatures below –18°C for 24 hours aids in preventing infection.


Mild infestation typically leads to no noticeable symptoms. Nevertheless, a substantial infestation can result in diarrhea and vomiting occurring within a day or two after consuming the contaminated meat. Gastrointestinal manifestations are succeeded by fever, swelling around the eyelids, intense muscle aches persisting for several weeks, and inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis).


Trichinosis can be inferred based on the symptoms, and the diagnosis is affirmed through blood tests or by obtaining a tissue sample via muscle biopsy. The infestation is managed using an anthelmintic medication.


A condition that results from consuming undercooked pork infested with the larvae of a tiny worm that parasitizes pigs and sometimes humans. Initial symptoms include nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain, and fever, while advanced stages may lead to extreme weakness, muscle inflammation, facial swelling, and delirium. The risk of this illness underscores the importance of fully cooking pork products.


 

 


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