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Q: What is a food-borne disease caused by a parasite sometimes found in undercooked pork?
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The roundworm associated with undercooked pork is call?

Trichinellosis, also called trichinosis, is a disease that people can get by eating raw or undercooked meat from animals infected with the microscopic parasite Trichinella.


What is an example of a disease that is not a type of foodborne disease?

Influenza is not a foodborne illness.


What is the parasite disease that may be present in some meats?

Franciscella tularensis may be present in rabbit meat causing tularemia; Trichinella spiralis may be in undercooked, contaminated pork, causing trichinosis.


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Can sewage contamination of food result into foodborne disease?

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Is a parasite a disease?

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Is foodborne illness is a disease?

Yes, it is considered to be a disease. Anything that is out of balance in the body is considered a disease, or pathological condition.


What is a bacteria that causes a disease called?

A virus or a parasite.


What has the author Francis Hare written?

Francis Hare has written: 'The food factor in disease' -- subject(s): Foodborne diseases, Pathology, Carbon, Metabolism, Foodborne Diseases 'The food factor in disease'


Which type of disease do people most often contract from eating undercooked meat or eggs?

bacterial disease


How is the spread of foodborne disease similar to the spread of person to person disease?

spread of foodborne dis.due to micro-organisms. spread of person to person disease through contact, air, and many other reasons.


Uncooked or undercooked pork may contain?

The traditional answer to this is Trichinella, an internal parasite that can cause severe organ and muscular disease in humans. However, in most first world countries (western Europe, Canada, US, Australia, etc.), this parasite is no longer a concern as food safety and meat inspection services have controlled or eradicated this parasite.In developing and undeveloped countries, Trichinella is still a major concern that causes disease annually.