Trichinella spiralis

The disease Trichinella spiralis is a part of the helminth family, it is a nematode (roundworm) that when ingested from infected meats may cause diarrhea, aches as well as fever. (http://www.medicinenet.com/trichinosis/article.htm) This parasite is found in various animals such as rats,bears,and horses which come into contact with the parasite through eating contaminated substances. However. the most common reservoir that allows it to spread to humans in the United States are pigs. Humans acquire the disease by consuming infected meat, sometimes meats are illegally imported and other times it is due to the animals on the farm not being monitored on their diet. Interestingly, the worms are able to survive in a frozen animal carcass for up to 5 years, thus meat inspection plays a key role in prevention as well as properly cooking the meats to prevent ingestion. Once ingested the incubation period can last 5 to 45 days (standford) symptoms such as aches, constipation, and itchy skin will start occurring. This parasitic worm rarely causes death, but, many cases go untreated since those infected believe…

This was disease that was associated with eating meat that contained a nematode (roundworm) from the genus Trichinella. The agent of trichinosis is Trichinella spiralis, which is found in many carnivorous and omnivorous animals. The disease occurs when a human ingests an undercooked piece of meat, then the larva gets released into the small intestine, which then grows into an adult inside the small intestine, then releases its larva into the mucosa, and the larva becomes encysted in the striated…

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types of microscopy to determine if muscle damage has occurred. (Tidball, 2011) Mechanical stress causing muscle damage and injury will be the primary focus for this research paper, however, it is important to mention other forms of muscle damage. One of these other forms is muscular dystrophy, which can be caused by genetic mutations. This disease causes muscle tissue necrosis that can be repaired by the body, however, later in the disease, muscle damage becomes more than what the body can…