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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%
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.
What phobia is the fear of trichinosis?
trichinophobia
What can trichinosis do to people?
it can kill them and they can get it from animals
Which phylum does a trichinosis belong to?
Nemathelminthes
Can you get trichinosis from?
raw or undercooked pork
What is trichinosis?
Trichinosis is a parasitic disease cause by eating under cooked pork and wild game and is caused by the trichina round worm.
What is a disease caused by the trichina worm?
Trichinosis
What is the disease caused by the trichina worm?
Trichinosis
Why does eating under cooked pork cause trichinosis in humans?
Trichinosis is a type of roundworm infection. Roundworms are parasites that use a host body to stay alive and reproduce. Trichinosis occurs primarily among meat-eating animals (carnivores), especially bears, foxes and walruses. Trichinosis infection is acquired by eating larvae in meat. When humans eat undercooked meat containing trichinella larvae, the larvae mature into adult worms in the intestine over several weeks. The adults then produce larvae that migrate through various tissues, including muscle. Trichinosis is most widespread in rural areas throughout the world. Trichinosis is now relatively rare in the USA. From 1997-2001, an average of 12 cases per year were reported. The number of cases has decreased because of legislation prohibiting the feeding of raw-meat garbage to hogs, commercial and home freezing of pork, and the public awareness of the danger of eating raw or undercooked pork products.
