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Descriptor
English
:
Trichinella spiralis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Trichinella spiralis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Trichinella spiralis
Synonyms
English
:
Trichina spiralis
Tree Number:
B01.050.500.500.294.100.275.780.608.700
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a species of nematode common in rats & swine;
infection
: coord IM with
TRICHINELLOSIS
(IM); for
antigens
, coord with
ANTIGENS
, HELMINTH, for
antibodies
, coord with
ANTIBODIES
, HELMINTH
History Note
English
:
93
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AH
anatomy & histology
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
30471
Unique Identifier:
D017160
Occurrence in VHL
:
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