| No images? Click here  Friday, October 24, 2025 MEDIA ADVISORY WHO's Science in 5: Pig Tapeworm - from gut to brain Have you heard about a worm that can cause epilepsy? Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causing seizures and preventable epilepsy in millions. In this episode of Science in 5, Dr Bernadette Abela explains how this parasite spreads when pigs eat human feces and humans consume contaminated food or water — and what we can do to stop it. Learn how cooking meat properly, improving hygiene, and vaccinating pigs can break the cycle. Closed Captioning and auto-translations available for Science in 5 in several languages on YouTube.
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