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Trichinosis
 Cause
 Symptoms
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
 Prevention
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Trichinosis

Diagnosis

Your healthcare provider may suspect that you have trichinosis based on your symptoms. If you have eaten raw or undercooked meat, be sure to tell your healthcare provider. You can be diagnosed in the following ways:

  • A blood test that shows an increase in the number of a type of white blood cells called eosinophils
  • Examination of muscle tissue (biopsy) under a microscope to look for larvae

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See Also

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases

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Volunteer for Clinical Studies
Volunteer for NIAID-funded clinical studies related to trichinosis on ClinicalTrials.gov.

See Also

Parasitic Roundworm Diseases

Related Links

View a list of links for more information about the trichinosis.