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Its larvae rebuild the muscle cell they invade into a 'nurse cell' and live inside it — which is why undercooked pork and bear meat matter.

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Its larvae rebuild the muscle cell they invade into a 'nurse cell' and live inside it — which is why undercooked pork and bear meat matter.

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