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Trichinella spiralis |
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Characteristics
Shape and Size
Males of T. spiralis measure between 1.4 and 1.6 mm long. females are 2.8 and 3.2 mm long
Genome Information
Trichinella spiralis, Ref Seq: NZ_ABIR00000000.2 , DNA linear, Size 63.53 Mb, GC% 33.9, Protein 16,380, rRNA20, tRNA 23, Gene 16,549 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/238
Food Source
ingestion of undercooked pork and meat.
Pathological Factor
F o l l o w i n g t h e i r r e l e a s e i n t h e s t o m a c h b y d i g e s t i o n o f m e a t , T . S p i r a l i q 1 s m u s c l e l a r v a e ( M L ) a r e a c t i v a t e d b y i n t e s t i n a l c o n t e n t o r b i l e a f t e r 0 . 9 h o u r p o s t - i n f e c t i o n ( h p i ) , a n d i n t e r a c t e d w i t h h o s t i n t e s t i n a l e p i t h e l i a l c e l l s ( I E C s ) . T h e s e a c t i v a t e d l a r v a e i n i n t e s t i n e a r e n a m e d a s i n t e s t i n a l i n f e c t i v e l a r v a e ( a b b r e v i a t e d a s I I L )
Disease
Trichinosis and large burden of adult worms in the intestines promote symptoms such as nausea, heartburn, dyspepsia, and diarrhea
Symptoms
abdominal discomfort, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue, and fever.
Affected Body Organs
muscle, periorbital region, small intestine
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