trichinosis

IPA: trˈɪtʃɪnˈoʊsʌs

(pathology) A disease characterized by headache, chills, fever, and soreness of muscles, caused by the presence of nematodes of genus Trichinella in the intestines and muscular tissues.

Examples of "trichinosis" in Sentences

Just remember to cook it well (it's like pork carries trichinosis).
Rats are the main cause of harmful diseases, such as the plague, typhus, and trichinosis.
"Now do you suppose," said poppa confidentially, "that the idea of trichinosis had anything to do with slackening the demand?"
The only remarkable fact was that at a youth camp in Germany, a group of youths became infected with trichinosis because they had eaten camel meat, bought when they were on vacation in Egypt.