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Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated (ourworldindata.org)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://derp.foo/post/428572

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

think Carter's wish is that the last guinea worm dies before he does. Godspeed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

So sad to see another extinction, we need to get some idiots to help spread GWD again!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Cool!

Consider crossposting to [email protected] :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Only 13 cases were reported globally in 2022. The world is so close to the goal and with dedicated effort, we may soon achieve it. After thousands of years, the entire world may soon be free of this debilitating disease.

Nice, we're getting close. This would be the third disease eliminated, second human disease eliminated, correct?

(Smallpox and Rinderpest being the previous two)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Good. I don't like guinea worm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My old biology professor did her PhD on Guinea Worm Disease. She used to tell the nastiest stories about what it was like. Suffice to say I have a healthy fear of worms to this day.

This is wonderful news!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yea, fuck worms, well not literally.