a small tender nematode worm, that in larval state dwells and eats on the human body
Yes a trichina is a roundworm.
Pork is the most common uncooked meat a trichina worm will infect.
Trichinosis
Trichinosis
The scientific name of trichina worm is Trichinella spiralis.
it lives in mammals such as pigs,rats,and humans etc.
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The adult trichina lives in the intestinal lining of such meat-eating animals as swine, bears, walrus, and rodents. After mating, the male worm dies while the female goes on to produce the offspring.
Trichinosis is a parasitic disease cause by eating under cooked pork and wild game and is caused by the trichina round worm.
Trichina or Trichinella is the genus of parasitic roundworms of the phylum Nematoda that cause trichinosis.
Trichina worms make homes in many types of uncooked meats. They prefer beef and chicken. You should always cook meats very thoroughly before consuming them.
Nematoda