Glossary for Diseases contagious from pigs

• Bites, stings and other animal-related conditions: Medical conditions caused by animals, such as bites and stings.
• Brucellosis: An infectious disease caused by the Brucella genus which is transmitted from animals to humans.
• Cysticercosis: An infectious disease caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. If the larvae are ingested then a mild or asymptomatic tapeworm infection occurs. However, ingested eggs pass into the bloodstream where they can then enter various tissues and form the cysts that characterize cysticercosis.
• Diseases contagious from animals: Diseases that can be contracted from animals
• Diseases contagious from pigs: Diseases that can be contracted from pigs
• Infectious conditions: Medical conditions that can be infectious due to exposure to a pathogen.
• Neurocysticercosis: Brain/CNS infection with the tapeworm Cysticercosis
• Pork tapeworm: A tapeworm infection that is caused from pork
• Salmonella food poisoning: Common type of food poisoning.
• Swine flu: The Swine Flu is a respiratory viral disease which is usually found in pigs but can sometimes be transmitted to humans and cause epidemics or even pandemics. The viral strain involved is type A H1N1. The virus can be spread amongst humans from direct contact which can occur through coughing, sneezing or contamination of hands and surfaces. The severity of symptoms is highly variable, although with most people suffering only relatively mild symptoms. Patients are considered contagious for up to a week after the onset of symptoms but children may be contagious for longer periods of time.
• Tapeworms: Parasitic worm infestation of digestive or other organs.
• Trichinosis: Worm infection usually caught from pigs

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