Infection In Stomach
Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis.
Alternative Names
Trichiniasis; Trichinellosis
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Trichinosis is a disease caused by eating undercooked meat containing cysts of Trichinella spiralis. Trichinella spiralis can be found in pork, bear, walrus, fox, rat, horse, and lion meat.
Wild animals, especially carnivores (meat eaters) or omnivores (animals that eat both meat and plants), should be considered a possible source of roundworm...
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