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Guinea worm disease is close to being eradicated (ourworldindata.org)

submitted 9 months ago by InEnduringGrowStrong to c/goodnewseveryone

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 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!

[–] InEnduringGrowStrong 1 points 9 months ago

Yea, fuck worms, well not literally.