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Trichinella spiralis
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* Can complete its life cycle in a human, pig, boar, bear, walrus, fox, and other animals |
* Can complete its life cycle in a human, pig, boar, bear, walrus, fox, and other animals |
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* Life cycle involves ingestion of meat with cysts, which develop into adult worms, which release eggs, which invade through gut mucosa and migrate to muscle, where it becomes a muscle cyst |
* Life cycle involves ingestion of meat with cysts, which develop into adult worms, which release eggs, which invade through gut mucosa and migrate to muscle, where it becomes a muscle cyst |
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| + | * Can cause an [[Causes::eosinophilic myositis]] |
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Revision as of 20:08, 2 December 2019
- Pork tapeworm
- Can complete its life cycle in a human, pig, boar, bear, walrus, fox, and other animals
- Life cycle involves ingestion of meat with cysts, which develop into adult worms, which release eggs, which invade through gut mucosa and migrate to muscle, where it becomes a muscle cyst
- Can cause an eosinophilic myositis
