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Descriptor
English
:
Trichinella spiralis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Trichinella spiralis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Trichinella spiralis
Synonyms
English
:
Trichina spiralis
Tree Number:
B01.500.500.294.100.275.780.608.700
Definition
English
:
A parasite of carnivorous
mammals
that causes
TRICHINOSIS
. 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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a species of nematode common in
rats
&
swine
;
infection
: coord IM with
TRICHINOSIS
(IM); for
antigens
, coord with
ANTIGENS
, HELMINTH, for
antibodies
, coord with
ANTIBODIES
, HELMINTH
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
anatomy & histology
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
parasitology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
30471
Unique Identifier:
D017160
Occurrence in VHL
:
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