Bear meat served at a North Carolina mountain affair infected as many as 10 people with Trichinellosis, resulting in such unusual symptoms as eye and facial swelling, health officials have learned.

A parasitic outbreak that left at least 10 people with facial swelling last year was caused by undercooked bear meat served at a mountain affair in North Carolina, according to a new report from the Center for Disease Control.

Eating undercooked meat is an easy way to get infected with a nasty disease or parasite that can wreak havoc on your insides. Some attendees at a barbecue in North Carolina learned that lesson the hard way.

Ten people likely suffered from trichinellosis, a rare parasitic disease linked to wild game meat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.