Diseases

Trichinellosis

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.

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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.

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  • Trichinelliasis
  • Trichinosis
  • Trichinelliases
  • Trichinelloses
  • Trichinoses
  • Human Trichinellosis
  • Human Trichinelloses
  • Trichinelloses, Human
  • Trichinellosis, Human

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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.

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nematode infect caused by Trichina or Trichinella: do not confuse with TRICHURIASIS, caused by Trichuris

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trichinellosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014235. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014235
  2. Trichinellosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichinosis
  3. Trichinellosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495146