KROK 1 2017 – Question 141 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
In one of Polessye regions there was an outbreak of helminthiasis manifested by cramps and facial edemas. The developed preventive measures in particular included ban for eating infested pork even after heat processing. What helminthiasis was the case?
- A. Teniasis
- B. Alveococcosis
- C. Trichinosis
- D. Taeniarhynchosis
- E. Echinococcosis
Hint
Think about where in the pig the infective stage of this helminth lives and why thorough heating may still not make the meat safe.
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