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category
Trichinosis
Definition
Trichinosis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis caused by a nematode worm, Trichinella, characterized by an initial phase with fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, facial edema and myalgia appear but heal spontaneously after a few weeks. Clinical picture varies from asymptomatic forms to massive invasions that become life-threatening..
Also indexed as
Trichinella spiralis infestationTrichinelliasisTrichinellosisTrichiniasisTrichinosisTrichinosis due to Trichinella britoviTrichinosis due to Trichinella murelliTrichinosis due to Trichinella nativaTrichinosis due to Trichinella nelsoniTrichinosis due to Trichinella papuaeTrichinosis due to Trichinella pseudospiralisTrichinosis due to Trichinella spiralisTrichinosis encephalitisTrichinosis myositis