Structured Summary
Abstract
An infection with TRICHINELLA. It is caused by eating raw or undercooked meat that is infected with larvae of nematode worms TRICHINELLA genus. All members of the TRICHINELLA genus can infect human in addition to TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS, the traditional etiological agent. It is distributed throughout much of the world and is re-emerging in some parts as a public health hazard and a food safety problem.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Trichinelliasis
- Trichinosis
- Trichinelliases
- Trichinelloses
- Trichinoses
- Human Trichinellosis
- Human Trichinelloses
- Trichinelloses, Human
- Trichinellosis, Human
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
nematode infect caused by Trichina or Trichinella: do not confuse with TRICHURIASIS, caused by Trichuris
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Number
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Trichinellosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014235. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014235
- Trichinellosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis
- Trichinellosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495146