"Trichinella spiralis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A parasite of carnivorous mammals that causes TRICHINELLOSIS. It is especially common in rats and in swine fed uncooked garbage. Human infection is initiated by the consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked pork or other meat containing the encysted larvae.
| Descriptor ID |
D017160
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.608.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Trichinella spiralis- Trichinella spiralis
- Trichinella spirali
- spiralis, Trichinella
- Trichina spiralis
- Trichina spirali
- spiralis, Trichina
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