trichinellosis
Findings
No curated finding names trichinellosis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked meat (pork and wild game) infected by nematodes of the genus Trichinella and that is characterized by an enteral (intestinal) phase, that can be asymptomatic or that can manifests with diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, and a parenteral (muscular) phase, manifesting with fever, periorbital edema, muscle swelling and pain, weakness, and in some cases, skin rash and peripheral edema. Rarely, potentially fatal cardiac (i.e. myocarditis), pulmonary (i.e. pneumonitis, respiratory failure), and nervous system (i.e. meningoencephalitis) complications may occur.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019444), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
44 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Conjunctival hyperemiaHPOHP:0030953
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EdemaHPOHP:0000969
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EMG abnormalityHPOHP:0003457
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Facial edemaHPOHP:0000282
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HyporeflexiaHPOHP:0001265
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Increased circulating IgE concentrationHPOHP:0003212
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Muscle weaknessHPO
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- ApathyHPOHP:0000741
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Atypical behaviorHPOHP:0000708
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ConfusionHPOHP:0001289
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- ConjunctivitisHPOHP:0000509
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DysphagiaHPOHP:0002015
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Excessive daytime somnolenceHPOHP:0001262
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: trichinellosis
- Also called
- Trichinella caused disease or disorderTrichinella disease or disorderTrichinella infectious diseasetrichinosis