Disease or Syndrome
trichinellosis
Subclass of:
Enoplida Infections
Also called:
Trichiniasis
Definitions related to trichinellosis:
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(trichinosis) A disease due to infection with trichinae, caused by consumption of undercooked meat containing Trichinella.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(trichinosis) A parasitic infection caused by larvae of worms of the genus Trichinella. It is transmitted to humans by ingesting raw or undercooked meat from infected animals. Signs and symptoms include abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, headache, coughing, myalgias, arthralgias, and eye swelling.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(trichinosis) An illness caused by the ingestion of larvae of roundworms of the genus Trichinella.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An infection with TRICHINELLA. It is caused by eating raw or undercooked meat that is infected with larvae of nematode worms TRICHINELLA genus. All members of the TRICHINELLA genus can infect human in addition to TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS, the traditional etiological agent. It is distributed throughout much of the world and is re-emerging in some parts as a public health hazard and a food safety problem.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Trichinosis is infection with Trichinella spiralis or related Trichinella species. Symptoms include initial gastrointestinal irritation followed by periorbital edema, muscle pain, fever, and eosinophilia. Diagnosis is clinical with later confirmation by serologic tests. Muscle biopsy may be diagnostic but is seldom necessary. Treatment...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Trichinosis is the result of infection by a parasitic nematode belonging to the genus Trichinella. Trichinosis, although often unrecognized, has been an important disease for thousands of years.WebMD, 2019
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Trichinosis (trik-ih-NO-sis), sometimes called trichinellosis (trik-ih-nuh-LOW-sis), is a type of roundworm infection. The infection is acquired by eating roundworm larvae in raw or undercooked meat.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Trichinellosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked meat (pork and wild game) infected by nematodes of the genus Trichinella and that is characterized by an enteral (intestinal) phase, that can be asymptomatic or that can manifests with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, and a...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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Trichinellosis is a parasitosis caused by the ingestion of raw or undercooked meat (usually pork) containing Trichinella species cysts. It is a biphasic disease characterized by a gastrointestinal (enteric) phase followed by a systemic (parenteral) phase. The intestinal phase occurs within a few days of ingesting the parasite and...Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Trichinosis, disorder resulting from infestation with the small roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly acquired by humans by the eating of undercooked pork containing encapsulated larvae of the parasite. In the stomach and small intestine, the capsular coating is digested, and the liberated...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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