Trichinosis

Symptoms

If you are infected with the worms, you might not have or notice any symptoms. Symptoms of larvae in your intestines include

A week after you are infected, larvae enter your muscle tissue and can cause these symptoms:

• Muscle aches and pains
• High fever
• Swelling in your eyes and face
• Eye infection (conjunctivitis or pink eye)
• Rashes

Being infected by a large number of parasites can cause serious problems affecting your heart, breathing, and coordination.

Except in severe cases, symptoms usually go away within a few months. Mild pain and fatigue, however, may last for many months.