Family Eating Bear Meat Contracts Brain Worm Infection: Trichinellosis
Family Eating Bear Meat Contracts Brain Worm Infection: Trichinellosis
Recent findings reveal that a family consuming bear meat contracted a severe worm infection affecting their brains and hearts. In 2022, members of the family who consumed undercooked black bear meat were diagnosed with trichinellosis, highlighting the risks associated with consuming certain types of wild game meat.
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According to USA Today, a large family of 9 individuals consumed a bear hunted by one of the family members in 2022.
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Consuming undercooked bear meat led to the discovery of brain worms in the affected individuals.
Freezing bear meat can kill some worms but not all, as larvae resistant to freezing can evolve and become parasites in the human body.
It is estimated that 24% of black bears in Canada and Alaska are carriers or infected with worms.
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