|q1=Which forms of the parasite are responsible for the pathology and clinical signs?
|q1=Which forms of the parasite are responsible for the pathology and clinical signs?
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|a1= The female larvae. Only they are capable of penetrating the intestinal mucosa and disseminating through the tissues. The males die after copulation in the intestine.
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|a1= The larvae generated from females. Only they are capable of penetrating the intestinal mucosa and disseminating through the tissues. The males die after copulation in the intestine.
|l1=Trichinella#Lifecycle
|l1=Trichinella#Lifecycle
|q2= What are the preferential muscle sites for ''Trichinella spiralis''?
|q2= What are the preferential muscle sites for ''Trichinella spiralis''?