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Pig Tapeworm – from gut to brain

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Oct 24, 202505:25Science & Medicine

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...

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Pig Tapeworm – from gut to brain is an episode from Science in 5 by WHO - World Health Organization. A worm that can cause epilepsy ? Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causing seizures and preventable epi...

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Published Oct 24, 2025, 05:25 long, audio available.

Pig Tapeworm – from gut to brain

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