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Descriptor English:   Trichinella spiralis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trichinella spiralis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Trichinella spiralis 
Synonyms English:   Trichina spirali
Trichina spiralis
Trichinella spirali
spiralis, Trichina
spiralis, Trichinella  
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 

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