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avoid undercooked meat products
freezing your meats for an extended period of time will kill bacteria
Always cook your meat products thoroughly.
Trichinosis is mainly found in pig products.
Clean any surfaces that have come into contact with meat products
if you have a meat grinder make sure it is in immaculate condition, as the bacteria can stay there or lodged in hard to see places
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What type of meat must be cooked thorooughly to prevent trichinosis?
Pork.
Is trichinosis a parasite?
Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis
How many people die from trichinosis?
The mortality rate of trichinosis is about 1%
How can you prevent trichina?
Trichinosis is disease caused by ingestion of the Trichinella spiralis, a species of roundworm, larva in undercooked pork. Trichinosis can be prevented by irradiation of pork or cooking pork until it has sustained an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit for more than 15 seconds or a lower temperature for an extended period of time. Symptoms of Trichinosis include fever, edema, sore muscles, and ocular hemorrhaging.
Is there a test for men with trichinosis?
The blood test that is the most specific for trichinosis is the bentonite flocculation (BF) test.
What are serious cases of trichinosis?
In very severe cases of trichinosis, inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis ), lungs (pneumonitis), or brain (encephalitis) may occur. These symptoms can lead to the few deaths caused by trichinosis.
It is thought that the Jewish prohibition on eating pork may have been intended to prevent the spread of what form of food poisoning caused by poorly cooked pork infested by worms?
Trichinosis
What phobia is the fear of trichinosis?
trichinophobia
Which phylum does a trichinosis belong to?
Nemathelminthes
What can trichinosis do to people?
it can kill them and they can get it from animals
Can you get trichinosis from?
raw or undercooked pork
What is the mortality rate for trichinosis?
about 1%
