Trichinellosis

external

• Synonyms

  • trichiniasis
  • Trichinosis

• Causes

  • Trichinella spiralis

• Effects

  • Heartburn
  • Fever
  • Myalgia
  • Periorbital oedema
  • Splinter haemorrhage
  • Nurse cells
  • Nausea and vomiting

• Parents

  • Zoonosis

• Treatments

  • Mebendazole
  • Glucocorticoid

• Description

  • "Caused by eating undercooked pork infected with the larvae of the roundworm Trichinella spiralis. Larvae penetrate intestinal mucosa and spread via bloodstream. Minor symptoms. Rarely fatal from myocarditis
  • encephalitis."