Trichinosis
What are the signs and symptoms of the infection?
Most of the time, trichinosis occurs without symptoms. Some people just have an upset stomach, joint pain, and muscle aches. If there are many larvae, the person may have more severe symptoms, such as:
abdominal distress
diarrhea
nausea
vomiting
When the worms leave the intestines and migrate through the tissues, symptoms can include the following:
eye swelling
fever
muscle aches
rash
small eye hemorrhages
Rarely, serious problems involving the heart, central nervous system, and lungs occur.
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