WHO's Science in 5 - Pig Tapeworm: from gut to brain - 24 October 2025

Episode #145 / October 24, 2025 / Pork tapeworm A worm that can cause epilepsy? Meet Taenia solium — the pig tapeworm that travels from gut to brain, causing seizures and preventable epilepsy in millions. In this episode of Science in 5, Dr Bernadette Abela explains how this parasite spreads when pigs eat human feces and humans consume contaminated food or water — and what we can do to stop it. Learn how cooking meat properly, improving hygiene, and vaccinating pigs can break the cycle. Activez les sous-titres dans VOTRE langue ! ¡Activa los subtítulos en TU idioma! Активируйте субтитры на ВАШЕМ языке! قم بتفعيل الترجمة في لغتك! 激活自动翻译功能，使用您的语言字幕！ Aktivieren Sie Untertitel in IHRER Sprache! Washa manukuu katika lugha YAKO! अपनी भाषा में सबटाइटल सक्रिय करें! You can watch Science in 5 in your language by using the "Auto-translate" feature in YouTube:    • Multilingual tip for WHO's videos on Youtu...   Activate the subtitles first and then choose your language! Go to bottom right of the video + Settings + Subtitles/CC + Auto-translate and then choose the language of your choice. Some other episodes were also published in these linguistic playlists: Spanish:    • COVID19 / Serie "Ciencia en 5"   French:    • Les 5 minutes de science de l’OMS   Portuguese:    • COVID19 / "Ciência em 5" série   Thai:    • All health topics: WHO's "Science in 5" se...   Nepali:    • Science in 5 (Nepali Language)   Maithili:    • Science in 5 (Maithili Language)   Bahasa:    • Science in 5   Tetum:    • Science in 5 (Tetun Subtitles)