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Shienvien t1_izg4jjc wrote

There are a lot of superplagues going on in oceans, seas, rivers and other bodies of water at all times, you simply don't hear about them as much. Sometimes you see news of dead fish showing up in droves - every now and then, it's disease.

Fish diseases rarely affect us because we're that different from fish, so the only thing you have to worry about are parasites which use fish as intermediates. (That's why there are strict rules for sushi-grade salmon, for instance.)

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financial2k t1_izsi8hg wrote

Do you have more information on the parasitic intermediaries found in salmon?

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Shienvien t1_j0135fc wrote

Roundworms (such as anisakid nematodes), flukes and at least one species of tapeworm can all infect humans if you eat salmon raw.

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