Members of an extended family gathered last month in South Dakota for a much-anticipated family reunion, but disaster struck when SIX of them came down with trichinellosis!
If you don’t know what trichinellosis is, don’t worry — we didn’t either until just a minute ago. LOLz! Basically, trichinellosis is the medical term for what we casually might call “brain worms.” Like, literal brain worms!
Real, actual tiny worms deposited inside a human being’s brain and releasing larvae and wreaking havoc! SO gross!!! According to the Centers for Disease Control, the Dakota family gathering went south after six relatives came down with worms.
The unnamed family members hailed from Arizona and Minnesota in addition to South Dakota itself. And one specific thing they ate at the gathering is thought to be the cause: undercooked bear meat!!
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