Main danger with hogs to humans is Brucellosis, an intracellular bacterial parasite, that causes infectious abortion in women and orchitis in men. If your nuts swell up to the size of a basketball and are all inflamed and bright red, you've got it....
To prevent transmission of Brucella suis from hogs, wear gloves when handling blood and viscera and do not let hog blood into a cut or stab on your body, once the meat is cooked there is zero danger.
There is little to no danger from Trichinella roundworms, again as long as the meat is cooked properly it is fine.
Hogs also carry Salmonella as well as enteropathic strains of E. coli, Enterobacter, etc. in their intestines so when cleaning out the viscera, take care NOT to contaminate the meat with fecal matter.
Hogs also carry and transmit Pseudorabies virus that is highly contagious and lethal to dogs and will wipe out a every dog it comes in contact with, so be careful with your digs around pigs.
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