TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Trikinosis known as disease zoonosis or infection worm muscles transmitted through meat that has been infected by nematode larvae Trichinella quoted from the publication Impact of Trichinella sp. in Pork Against Public Health.
Symptoms of muscle worm infection
Early symptoms worm infection or trichinosis, among others, fever, headache, nausea and vomiting. Worm incubation period around 7 days to 21 days, Most of those infected are asymptomatic or asymptomatic. Gecommon mesh when progressing to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and muscle cramps. Infection also sometimes causes swelling around the eyes and face.
Possible risk of infection with worms that cause trichinosis after consuming pork or wild animals that are not properly cooked or processed. That is why to prevent trichinosis, you can start with the habit of cooking or processing meat according to hygiene and doneness standards. The process of getting meat is also from a trusted source.
muscle worm or Trichinella spiralis a type of parasite that lives in the bodies of humans and animals. After the worm eggs are ingested, the parasite larvae will hatch and spread throughout the human or animal body. The larvae develop into adult worms in the small intestine. These adult worms will produce worm eggs which are excreted from the body through feces.
Infected with muscle worms
Citing publications Trichinella spiralis, a Worm that Infects Muscles, worm infection in the human body begins when eating meat containing worm eggs. The eggs will survive if the processing is not proper, for example undercooked or unclean. DAging contains infective larvae that are still alive.
After entering the stomach, a further process occurs, then the larvae move to the intestinal mucosa to become adults. About 10 days to 14 days, the worms will infect and cause symptoms. Cooking meat wild animals with High temperature or proper heat, one way to minimize it exposure to muscle worms in the human body.
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