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AFAIK, the immune system has some ability to adapt to different pathogens, but this doesn't mean that eating significant quantities of raw meat wouldn't pose a health risk, particularly for a long-lived species such as humans.
AFAIK, trichinellosis is endemic in wild carnivorous mammals.
It definitely poses a risk, but how high is it?
The question is, do they actually suffer from it, or are they carriers.