Porkworm+(Trichinella+spiralis)+Taylor+and+Ropp

**Pork worm:**
Known as Trichinella spiralis and is responsible for the diesase trichinosis. It is reffered to as the "pork worm" because it is mainly found in pigs.

Symptoms:

 * Tramuatic damage to the host tissue
 * Nasuea
 * Vomitting
 * Diarrhea
 * Intense muscular pain
 * Difficulty breathing
 * Weakening of pulse and blood pressure
 * Heart damage
 * Leading to death due to heart failure, respiriatory complications, or kidney malfunction

Treatment:
Muscle biopsy is used to detect the trichinosis. Patients are either treated with mebendazole or albendazole. The efficiancy of these products are not certain. The symptoms the pork worm causes can be relieved with analgesics and corticosteroids.