Another Human Disease to Bite the Dust!
Just over two dozen people in the world are infected with Guinea worm, as per a new report that says community programs are close to eradicating the disease in which a meter-long worm slowly emerges from a blister in a person’s skin.
Adam Weiss, the director of the United States-based Carter Center, which leads the eradication campaign, says things are looking up. Director of the Carter Center s Guinea Worm Eradication Program We re reporting a 50% reduction in human cases, down to only 27 people in the world last year that had Guinea worm. And that s compared to in 1986 when there were 3.5 million people annually reporting Guinea worm disease across about 21 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in the Middle East and in Asia.