Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis
The mortality rate of trichinosis is about 1%
The blood test that is the most specific for trichinosis is the bentonite flocculation (BF) test.
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.
trichinophobia
Nemathelminthes
it can kill them and they can get it from animals
raw or undercooked pork
about 1%
Trichinosis is a parasitic disease cause by eating under cooked pork and wild game and is caused by the trichina round worm.
Pigs can carry parasitic worms such as tapeworms or trichinosis; these worms can be killed if the meat is properly cooked. You are only at risk if you eat pork that is not well cooked. And even then, the worms do not eat your brain, although they are not good for your health. Tapeworms normally live in the intestines, and trichinosis affects the muscles.
Trichinosis