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Trichinosis is infection with the roundworm Trichinella spiralis.
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Trichinosis is a disease caused by a roundworm (nematode) called Trichinella spiralis . An individual worm of this species is called a trichina, from the Greek word meaning "hairlike." Trichinae can be readily avoided by proper handling and cookin...
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Trichinosis is a disease caused by the invasion of the human body by the larval stage of the parasitic nematode worm Trichinella spiralis . Characteristically, humans are infected by eating poorly cooked pork, but infection sometimes follows eatin...
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