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guinea worm is pretty much dead. 22 cases in 2015, down from 3.5 million in 1986. The CDC and the Carter Center decided it was bad, and fixed it. https://en.wi
by hprotagonist 8y ago
guinea worm is pretty much dead. 22 cases in 2015, down from 3.5 million in 1986.
The CDC and the Carter Center decided it was bad, and fixed it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eradication_of_dracunculiasis
- burfog 8y agoThere is something really hypocritical about the difference in how we treat guinea worm and wolves. Going by what we've done with wolves, we would reintroduce the guinea worm over the objections of the people living in the area.
- zylent 8y agoAre you trolling? One is a parasite and the other an integral part of the food chain.
- yjftsjthsd-h 8y agoWolves are beneficial (as observed in the cases where they were endangered). What benefits do we gain from the guinea worm existing?
- hprotagonist 8y agoJainism is a very hard road to walk.