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Tatar_Nobility@lemmy.ml to Creepy Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Dracunculiasis - A worm disease contracted by drinking infested water which penetrates the body and induces a painful blister from which a worm slowly emerges.

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Dracunculiasis - A worm disease contracted by drinking infested water which penetrates the body and induces a painful blister from which a worm slowly emerges.

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    This is horrifying, but something that’s cool is that we went from millions of cases of this per year to only 14 cases in 2024, thanks in large part to Jimmy Carter’s foundation and campaigning. https://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/index.html

    Jimmy Carter said that he hoped that the last guinea worm would die before he did, and unfortunately we didn’t manage that, but I hope that we’re still able to finish the work

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    deleted by creator

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    Pretty high on the list of things I did not need to see today

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    But I’m not ready to be a dad!!

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    That’s my cue to go to sleep.

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