Trichinosis

**Definition:** A disease caused by an infection with the parasitic worm Trichinella. This disease is characterised by fever, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, fatigue, or abdominal discomfort. This disease may also present with headache, chills, cough, swelling of the face and eyes, or aching joints and muscle pains. Transmission is by ingestion of contaminated meat. Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Trichinella in a blood sample.

**Long definition:** Trichinosis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis caused by a nematode worm, Trichinella, characterized by an initial phase with fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, facial edema and myalgia appear but heal spontaneously after a few weeks. Clinical picture varies from asymptomatic forms to massive invasions that become life-threatening..