Guinea Worm Eradication
In 1986, the world health community began a campaign to eliminate the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis) from the entire world. If successful, this will be only the second ...
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The little girl screams in pain and reaches for the hand slowly drawing a thin, white worm from her blistered foot."Stop it! Do stop it!" she begs.Finally, the worm is out, and the veranda full of ...
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Guinea Worm Eradication
Tough fight in struggle to eradicate guinea worm disease
