Pork can carry a parasitic tapeworm. whose larvae can travel anywhere in the body including muscles, liver, lungs, kidneys ...

“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...

“A person can become infected by consuming water or food that is contaminated with tapeworm eggs or larvae, particularly raw or undercooked fish or meat,” Dr. Stork, who did not treat ...

That actually kills off the (tapeworm) larvae. So the biggest thing is just be aware of the food-handling of the restaurant you're eating in. It doesn't matter if it's sushi, vegetables, cooked meat.