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.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D014235
altLabel
Trichinoses
Trichinelloses, Human
Trichinelliasis
Trichinelloses
Human Trichinellosis
Human Trichinelloses
Trichinosis
Trichinellosis, Human
Trichinelliases
AN
nematode infect caused by Trichina or Trichinella: do not confuse with TRICHURIASIS, caused by Trichuris
AQL
BL CF CI CL CN CO DG DH DI DT EC EH EM EN EP ET GE HI IM ME MI MO NU PA PC PP PS PX RH RT SU TH TM UR VE VI
cui
C2713585
C0040896
DC
1
definition
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.
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