Article: Trichinosis

Trichinosis

What Is Trichinosis?

How Common Is Trichinosis?

How Do People Know They Have Trichinosis?

How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Trichinosis?

How Can Trichinosis Be Prevented?

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Trichinosis (trih-kih-NO-sis) is a parasitic infection that comes from eating raw or undercooked meat. It is caused by species of the roundworm Trichinella (trih-kih-NEH-luh).

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What Is Trichinosis?

Also called trichinellosis (trih-kih-neh-LO-sis), trichinosis can occur when people eat meat that is infected with the larvae* of Trichinella roundworms (also called nematodes, ...

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