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A drop of raw pork blood splashed into my eye. what are the health risks? can i get a tapeworm from this incident?
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No risk, no worry: Blood never transmits tapeworm. In the distant past, pork was more likely to carry trichinosis, a parastici disease (very different than tape worm), but that hasn't been a problem in the US or other industrialized countries for over 50 years. There may be rare exceptions for improperly raised hogs on small family farms, but never for commercial pork, which is just as safe as beef, chicken, etc.
Answered 6/11/2019
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