Guinea worm: A nasty parasite is nearly eradicated, but the push for zero cases will require patience
- Written by Kimberly Paul, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Clemson University
Guinea worms are long, white parasites that emerge from the legs of infected people through painful blisters.CDC/Wikimedia CommonsA painful, parasitic disease that once infected 3.5 million people per year is tantalizingly close to being eradicated.
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