#trichinella

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This is bear muscle tissue with Trichinella Threadworms captured at 100x under the microscope.

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Cured Meat

Anyone who has taken a risk on dodgy chicken wings from a lazily attended barbecue can tell you that improperly prepared food poses a threat to health. Trichinellosis is a disease more common in developing countries caused by the roundworm parasite T. spiralis, which sneaks into the body via undercooked meat, in particular pork. It is seen as a re-emerging threat, so researchers are investigating molecules that a potential vaccine might target. A new study looked at a protein, TsASP2 (green in the larvae pictured), and found it throughout the parasite body at each stage of its development. Preventing TsASP2 production stifled the parasite’s invasion of the intestine, and the further development of those that did settle in. If a vaccine could block the behaviour of this protein, it could prevent the parasite taking hold and provide protection for barbecue-goers and meat-eaters everywhere.

Written by Anthony Lewis

Image from work by Jia Xu and colleagues

Department of Parasitology, Medical College, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, PR China

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2020

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Why Cooking Pork Properly Matters for Your Health

Why Cooking Pork Thoroughly Is Essential🐖 A Question That Always Comes to the TablePork meat is the

https://www.myscrappydays.com/news.php?slug=why-cook-pork-meat-well Why Cooking Pork Thoroughly Is Essential 🐖 A Question That Always Comes to the Table Pork meat is the star of countless recipes, from summer barbecues to Sunday roasts. But one question has lingered for centuries: can pork be enjoyed rare, like beef? The answer is clear: pork should never be eaten raw or undercooked. And there is a very good reason why. #Porksafety #Cookingporktemperature #Parasitesinpork #Trichinella #Cookporkthoroughly

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Trichinella spiralis larvae in pressed bear meat, partially digested with pepsin.

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[Video] The world's smallest cat is too cute

[Video] The world's smallest cat is too cute genetics, nature, Organism, travel, Trichinella https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x0TnW2rWb-w/XO91h0tPR5I/AAAAAAAAWNQ/aFK9OK2XQikTujXTIukfr8ULivjMCAeaQCLcBGAs/s1600/ff7f183fc0c564751ea4aad9afd1a61d96df7b261559189937.jpg http://mimicjapan.blogspot.com/2019/05/video-worlds-smallest-cat-is-too-cute.html

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Melpomene and Thalia

The trichinella muses.

Think twice before ingesting the trichinella nematode! The little worms invade your skeletal muscle cells and lay eggs inside them that develop into these dramatic little encapsulated larvae that make your muscles weak.

Moral lessons from this tragedy: Avoid eating wild carnivore meat (especially boar/pig: they can be riddled with worms) and always cook your pork properly no matter where it comes from.

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From the microscope of the awesome @reallymadscientist. Don’t forget to check out her blog!

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Trichinella spiralis by gwhiteway on Flickr.