U.S. Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska

 

Authors

USDA, USDA

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1966

Citation

Leaflet No. 428 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Abstract

Trichinosis is a disease that is caused by small threadlike worms called trichinae. I It is not catching. People get trichinosis when they eat raw or underdone pork that contains trichinae. Few of the millions of hogs killed each year for food have living trichinae in their muscles, but, since there are some, you should never eat pork that is not properly cooked. Cooking pork throughout kills the worms.

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