Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

The ends of the egg case seal to form an oval-shaped incubator in which embryonic worms develop. Some earthworms are parthenogenetic, meaning that females can reproduce asexually. LIFE CYCLE: Little ...

In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program in 1986, the disease was endemic in 20 African and Asian countries, with ...

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The use of commercial livestock dewormers has paid off in terms of animal health and productivity, but it has also resulted ...

The Carter Center The goal is to break the worm’s life cycle so it cannot continue infecting humans and reproducing in bodies of water. Workers from the Carter Center provide villages with cloth ...

Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community ...

The workers also treat water that might be contaminated and patiently wait throughout the year-long life cycle of the worm to see whether anyone else is infected. Despite his political stature ...

"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him ... particularly community-based monitoring system. To ...

In the same way that terrestrial life evolved from ocean swimmers to land ... research in battery development and design. A modular worm robot and jellyfish demonstrate the benefits of "embodied ...

Real’s first book, “I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression,” is an extended ...