Show Department of Health Advises on Dangers of Trichinosis In Pork Because of the marked increase m- m in increase crease in the consumption of pork and pork products It Is felt that the public should b be warned against the danger of or acquiring acquiring ac ac- ac quiring trichinosis through eating eating eat eat- ing Insufficiently cooked pork Trichinosis in man is a serious disease and is caused by a small round worm People of all ages may become Infected and anci an attack of or the disease does not confer conCer immunity immunity immunity against subsequent attacks It Is estimated that trichinosis s Is more common and more widespread wide widespread widespread spread In the United States thanIn thanin than thanin in any other country In the examinatIon examination examination ex ex- at autopsy of several several several sever sever- al thousand persons In various s parts of the country approximately approximately approximately one In every six persons was found to be infected Most of these Infections were vcr very light and it is most likely that the persons represented dl did not suffer seriously The symptoms of trichinosis in man are variable and resemble resemble resemble ble so closely those of or many other diseases that diagnosis is often a difficult problem for the physician In sever infections the dis- dis may be ushered In by nausea nausea nausea naus naus- ea vomiting diarrhoea and abdominal abdominal abdominal ab ab- ab- ab pain which have their onset within 24 to 48 43 hours af after ter Infection However these I symptoms are absent In a considerable considerable considerable con con- portion of or the cases After the newly hatched worms enter Into the blood stream and begin to reach the muscles the patient may have swelling of the face particularly around the eyes sore tin throat oat cough Intermittent Intermittent intermittent Inter Inter- fever general genera or local muscle pains small hemorrhages under the skin difficulty in chewing and swallowing and ia fa Ia- Ia bored breathing Headache and anda a feeling of or great weakness and depression may also be present Muscle pains which at times are arc very severe re result from penetration pen pen- of the muscle fibre bythe by bythe bythe the small worms Tenderness Is most marked in the muscles or ot orthe the extremities particularly those in the tho calves The temperature nUl may roach degrees There Is no known method for the destroying the worms onto once they enter the muscles of the body It is important therefore that competent medical help be secured se secured secured se- se cured in the very early stage of the disease Pork and pork products such as hamberger etc may be safely safely safely safe safe- ly eaten If lC the tile meat Is adequately adequate adequate- ly cooked Customers should re refuse refuse refuse re- re fuse to eat hamberger that Is I not thoroughly cooked Trichinosis is a a. reportable d dease dis ease in Utah but hut duo due to the fact that quarantine of the patient is unnecessary and that the disease disease disease dis dis- dis- dis ease Is not transmissible from one person to another physicians fail fall to report all of the cases to the state department of health |