trichinosis
Undercooked meat illness
Trichinosis is a parasitic disease caused by eating undercooked meat, especially pork, containing larvae of the roundworm Trichinella.
The larvae migrate through the body, embedding in muscle tissue and causing fever, muscle pain, and swelling.
Once common, it has become rare in developed countries due to improved meat inspection and cooking practices.
Pig as food
- undercookedInsufficiently heated through
- rawIn original state
- meatAnimal tissue for food
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
wild game · bear · boar · sausage · ham · bacon · walrus · horse meat
Threadlike parasitic worm
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- cystFluid-filled tissue sac
zoonosis · lifecycle · infestation · intestinal · migration · muscle · larval · cysts
Elevated body temperature
- muscle painAching in body tissue
- myalgiaClinical term for soreness
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
weakness · fatigue · diarrhea · nausea · vomiting · abdominal pain · chills · headache
Inflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- serologyStudy of blood antibodies
hospitalization · antiparasitic · supportive care · prognosis · recovery
pork
Pig as food
- undercookedInsufficiently heated through
- rawIn original state
- meatAnimal tissue for food
contamination · wild game · bear · boar · sausage · ham · bacon · walrus · horse meat · bush meat
nematode
Threadlike parasitic worm
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
cyst · zoonosis · lifecycle · infestation · intestinal · migration · muscle · larval · cysts · incubation
fever
Elevated body temperature
- muscle painAching in body tissue
- myalgiaClinical term for soreness
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
edema · weakness · fatigue · diarrhea · nausea · vomiting · abdominal pain · chills · headache · cough
corticosteroids
Inflammation-suppressing steroid medications
- anti-inflammatoryInflammation-reducing agent
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
serology · hospitalization · antiparasitic · supportive care · prognosis · recovery
- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- pig farmingpigs, hogs, pig farming, pork industry, hog farming
- zoonotic diseaseszoonosis, zoonoses, zoonotic disease, rabies, leptospirosis
- worm infectionstapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, whipworm
- parasitestapeworm, roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, fleas
- Meat Industrybeef, pork, chicken, poultry, bacon
trichinosishealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · good health · fitness · vitality · healthiness
trichinosisbacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
viral infection · fungal infection · strep throat · influenza · tuberculosis