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Spotting worms in your poop: How to identify the types, causes, and symptoms

Intestinal worms are common parasites that live in the digestive system and can affect people of all ages. While many ...
New York Post

Six people contract ‘brain worms’ from eating undercooked bear kabobs

During a family reunion in South Dakota, six people were infected with trichinellosis after eating undercooked bear meat. Alex254/Wirestock Creators - stock.adobe.com One family suffered a grizzly ...
NPR

RFK Jr. isn't the only one. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

Editor's note: This post originally published on May 9 and has been updated. "A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." These are words nobody wants to say. They were spoken ...
Ars Technica

Rare bear meat at gathering gives 10 people a scare—and parasitic worms

If you’re going to eat a bear, make sure it’s not rare. You’d be forgiven for thinking that once the beast has been subdued, all danger has passed. But you might still be in for a scare. The animal’s ...