I've always thought hunters know if and when an animal
is infected, after the kill, and then keep or discard
the meat. Parasites leave clues, on or in animals,as to
who they are. I think any experienced hunter can determine if a deer is
infected with parasites.
    Mike Audette
> Yes I'd expect that,  especially in time of mass "production"
> of meats (for example 6000 to 30000 pigs in one house).
> And mass population of humans in towns.
>
> My point was that eating meats (from big animals, not or less from
> insects/birds/reptiles)
> in paleolithic times caused an important threat to humans through
> the parasites.
> Plants don't carry such parasites since they don't have the same mammal
> organism as humans.
> Therefore I'd call it a evolutionary bad strategy to endanger oneself
> by eating big game meat _as_long_as_ other food stuff is available.
>
> regards
> Amadeus
>