Nutrition
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Author: Sizer, Frances Sienkiewicz., WHITNEY, Ellie
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Fresh raw or uncooked seafood may host a variety of parasitic organisms like worms and flukes along with bacteria and viruses. These are potential sources of infections of the gastrointestinal tract.
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