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trichinosis
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trich·i·no·sis
/ ˌtrikəˈnōsis/
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a disease caused by trichinae (usually Trichinella spiralis), typically from infected meat, esp. pork, characterized by digestive disturbance, fever, and muscular rigidity.
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Trichinosis surveillance, United States, 1987-1990.
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; INTRODUCTION Human trichinosis, an infection with worldwide distribution...diarrhea, the first symptoms of trichinosis (the gastrointestinal phase...departments report new cases of trichinosis by week to the National Morbidity...
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TRICHINOSIS RARE IN WEST
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/4/1995; 650 words
; ...sleep of a gastric hemorrhage due to trichinosis. It is believed the parasite lay dormant...pork and claim the age-old fear of trichinosis is simply unfounded today, as the infection...healthy man could die from it? A: Trichinosis is a parasitic disease, marked by gastric...
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TRICHINOSIS FOUND IN PIG TAKEN FROM CARROLL COUNTY FARM
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...parasitic worm that causes the disease trichinosis (also known as trichinellosis). Although...be on the lookout for the symptoms of trichinosis. Trichinella has not been identified...as measured by a meat thermometer." Trichinosis is caused by eating undercooked meats...
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New trichinosis epidemiology research has been reported by scientists at College of Medicine.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 10/15/2008; 700+ words
; ...borne parasitic zoonosis: distribution of trichinosis in Thailand.' "Trichinosis is among the most common food-borne parasitic...investigators in Thailand report (see also Trichinosis Epidemiology). "Between the earliest recorded...
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Trichinella spiralis infection - United States, 1990. (trichinosis outbreaks in Des Moines, Iowa, and Virginia)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 2/1/1991; 700+ words
; ...Service began to record statistics on trichinosis, the number of cases reported by state...purchased pork, recent outbreaks of trichinosis in Iowa and Virginia emphasize the continuing...wedding in Des Moines on July 14 developed trichinosis (*1) most (approximately 95...
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Potentially fatal trichinosis reported among pork- eating foreign workers
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/8/2004; ; 535 words
; ...2004 Headline: Potentially fatal trichinosis reported among pork- eating foreign...risk of contracting a fatal case of trichinosis, according to public health officials...Thai agricultural workers diagnosed. Trichinosis was almost unknown here until 1992...
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Rights licensed to trichinosis diagnostic test.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 3/5/2003; 561 words
; ...diagnostic to identify animals with trichinosis. Under a supply agreement, Heska will...antigen that detects such infections. Trichinosis is caused by Trichinella spiralis...implicated in most outbreaks of human trichinosis. Current methods to detect trichinosis...
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Heska Licenses SafePath Rights to a Novel Trichinosis Test.
PR Newswire; 2/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...diagnostic to identify animals with trichinosis. Under a supply agreement, Heska will...bin/prnh/20000622/HESKALOGO ) Trichinosis is caused by Trichinella spiralis...implicated in most outbreaks of human trichinosis. Current methods to detect trichinosis...
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TRICHINOSIS THREAT NEARLY ERADICATED.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 3/9/2002; ; 682 words
; ...Rebecca Jones News Staff Writer Is trichinosis still a problem in pork, or have modern...thing of the past? - Bill Herzberger Trichinosis is virtually nonexistent among domestic...th-that's all, folks!) Still trichinosis hasn't gone the way of smallpox or...
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Trichinosis test in trials.
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/10/1987; 516 words
; Trichinosis test in trials Field trials are being conducted on an assay for trichinosis inpork, which may someday be used to screen...completed. Gamble says the latest figures on trichinosis show wide regionalvariation: In the Midwest...
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Trichinosis
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Trichinosis Trichinosis (trih-kih-NO-sis) is a parasitic infection that comes from...Trichinella Also called trichinellosis (trih-kih-neh-LO-sis), trichinosis can occur when people eat meat that is infected with the of Trichinella...
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trichinosis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
trichinosis or trichiniasis , parasitic disease caused by the roundworm Trichinella...to 20% of the adult population of the United States suffers from trichinosis at some time. In many people the disease exhibits no symptoms and is...
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Zoonoses
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...Hantavirus Lyme disease Plague Psittacosis Rabies Toxoplasmosis Trichinosis Zoonoses are infections caused by parasites, bacteria...larvae Bears, foxes, and other wild game; pigs and horses Trichinosis Psittacosis People who have contact with birds may be at...
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Food and Nutrition
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...ancient Spartans and Cretans, of eating the main meal of the day together in public to strengthen social and political bonds. trichinosis a form of food-poisoning, caused by infestation by Trichinella spiralis. — trichinous, adj. trophism the...
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parasites
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...whose pathology may have been responsible for the Jewish kosher taboo on the eating of pork products. In our own century, trichinosis has been prevalent in Germany and Eastern Europe — and in settlers from those countries on the North American continent...
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