The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy. Moses Mendlessohn having fallen ill sent for a Christian physician, who at once diagnosed the philosopher's disorder as trichinosis, but tactfully gave it another name. "You need and immediate change of diet," he said; "you must eat six ounces of pork every other day." "Pork?" shrieked the patient -- "pork? Nothing shall induce me to touch it!" "Do you mean that?" the doctor gravely asked. "I swear it!" "Good! -- then I will undertake to cure you."
The disease produced by the presence of trichinæ in the muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is frequently fatal.
a disease caused by ingestion of roundworm parasites found in raw or insufficiently cooked pork.
Serious, occasionally fatal food-borne disease of humans caused by a parasitic worm, Trichinella spiralis, whose larval forms are found in muscle tissue. When the (raw or undercooked) muscle is eaten, the larvae are liberated and mature in the small intestine, where the adults reproduce and produce offspring.
A disease caused by a worm-like parasite. It used to be a problem in pork, but is now rare in the United States.
infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
Parasitic disease of swine (can be transmissible to humans) caused by Trichinella spiralis. Usually the worm is found in raw garbage which may be consumed by the pig.
Infestation by the larvae of the parasitic worm Trichinella spiralis, usually acquired by eating undercooked pork
The Condition"...Chest pain may be experienced since the parasite may become imbedded in the diaphragm (the thin muscle separating the lungs from abdominal organs)..."
A disease of muscle caused by a parasitic roundworm and transmitted by eating undercooked pork or bear meat. Over a period of 4-6 weeks after ingestion, the microscopic creatures go through their life cycle placing offspring in organs that cause pain, fever, hemorrhaging, and occasionally death.
Related Topic"... GI symptoms may appear within a few days, whereas the systemic symptoms usually appear about 8 to 15 days after ingestion of infected meat..."
The Condition"...Also known as trichiniasis or trichinellosis, it is a foodborne disease caused by a microscopic parasite..."
Infection with a roundworm caused by consumption of larvae in undercooked pork or other infected meat.
Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. The few cases in the United States are mostly the result of eating undercooked game or home reared pigs. It is most common in the developing world and where pigs are commonly fed raw garbage.
