Wouldn’t it make sense to do this just in case?
In: Biology
Most people don’t eat other animal’s poop or dirt or dead rodents and stuff. Most people don’t walk around in the forest or wherever and then spend the rest of the afternoon licking their feet.
To get many parasites, you need to ingest their eggs, basically. Parasite eggs are present in the excrement of other animals that have parasites. If you avoid eating that, like by washing your food carefully, you don’t need to worry about it
Some parasites also might be present in some animal’s meat, but if you thoroughly cook it it will kill them, so again, no need to worry about it for most people. If you’re regularly consuming undercooked pork or ground beef there might be a risk
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