10 Facts About Guinea Worm Disease
Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease is, by all accounts, pretty awful: A person with the disease hosts a parasitic worm that forms a painful blister under the skin that eventually bursts, allowing the worm to emerge and lay its eggs in water. Those afflicted don't just endure pain (although there's plenty of that); they also run the risk of secondary infection and permanent paralysis, and there are economic consequences to the disease, too.
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UK government may ban American XL bully dogs after a child was attacked
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September 11: America remembers lives lost in al-Qaeda attacks
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UK scientist who created Dolly the Sheep clone dies at 79
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Children among 26 people dead in Nigeria boating accident
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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik indicted for snubbing peace envoy
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A decision in Texas AG's Ken Paxton's impeachment trial could happen as soon as this week
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Explosion, fire at Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injures 8 employees
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Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
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Alleged rape of Irish rugby fan in France investigated
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