Carter Center Nears Goal Against Guinea Worm

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In the last 12 months, no case of Guinea worm disease has been found in Nigeria. It's a major step in former President Jimmy Carter's effort to eradicate the parasitic disease worldwide. The Carter Center has been leading the battle against Guinea worm - in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization.

Guinea worm is a painful disease spread through contaminated water. Most in the developed world have never seen or experienced it.

Health Expert Kelly Callahan, of the Carter Center, says her first encounter with a Guinea worm patient still haunts her. "The woman actually had three worms emerging at one time, one on each of her feet," she described. "So with three different worms coming out, she couldn't get up to walk to take care of her three year old child, much less breast feed her infant at the time.

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[Kali]

1. ugh one of my worst nightmares

:scared: glad they have made so much progress
ironically I was just reading in a veterinary manual about a similar species in the new world that infects animals.:scared:

[applegrove]

3. Yup. It is pretty disgusting and I only saw a documentary on it. Thank god

someone is trying to tackle it.

[msongs]

2. contrasted with what the Bush family is doing to help humanit... nt