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Published: 19.05.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Trichinosis', 1.
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The scientific name is Trichinella spiralis. The organism of Trichina is a small roundworm that causes the disease of trichinosis. The worm is a parasite. It lives by feeding on other animals. Trichina is in the Trichina family.
One can get trichinosis by eating uncooked meat. If an animal is alive and has the disease it will be fine, yet the disease will leave in a period of time, but if it is killed with the disease than the meat will maintain being contaminated. The larvae usually lives in the chest and neck. The larvae comes from small cysts. …

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