Trichinellosis: Characteristics of the cause, mode of transmission and the possibility of prevention

Abstract

Zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from animals to human and vice-versa. Zoonoses are an important issue of many countries in the world, and more than 200 has been recognized by now. Pathogenic agents that cause zoonoses are parasites, bacteria, fungi, viruses and prions. Trichinella spiralis is a cylindric parasite that causes trichinellosis. Trichinellosis is a disease that is transmitted by ingestion of meat contaminated by larva. Treatment is often with no success, but prevention and cooperation between veterinary and human medical sector plays an important role in saving human health.

Sve bolesti ili infekcije koje se prirodnim putem mogu preneti sa životinja na čoveka i obrnuto svrstavamo u zoonoze. Zoonoze su problem u brojnim državama, a do sada je opisano više od 200 ovakvih bolesti. Jedna od klasifikacija zoonoza je na osnovu uzročnika bolesti koji može biti parazit, bakterija, virus, gljivica ili prion. Trichinella spiralis je parazit valjkastog oblika koji izaziva trihinelozu. Ovo je bolest koja se prenosi ingestijom mesa koje sadrži larve trihinele. Bolest je moguće lečiti, ali primarno se radi na prevenciji trihineloze. Lečenje često nije uspešno, ali prevencija i saradnja veterinarskog sektora i sektora humane medicine igra značajnu ulogu u očuvanju zdravlja ljudi.