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.

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 offic

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reporting that ten North Carolinians may have suffered parasitic infections last year after eating undercooked bear meat.

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.

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.