Disease in Schools: toward a Solution for Common Tapeworm Infection (VIDEO)

Stanford University

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Tapeworm infection from eating contaminated pork can damage the brain, causing learning impairments and possibly enforcing cycles of poverty. A new study is the first to look at infection rates within schools and propose solutions targeting children.

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Rob Jordan and Ian Fitzgerald

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credit Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

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