‘Fiery serpent’ lurks in African watering holes

2006-10-26

By Mike LaSalle

Guinea worm, also known as “the fiery serpent,” is contracted by drinking water contaminated with microscopic water fleas carrying larvae. Once in the abdomen, worm larvae grow for around a year before emerging through an agonizing blister.

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http://www.dontmakehermad.com/ John Dias

I wonder why they just don’t boil the water first, before drinking it. Are they too poor to even afford a fire?

John Dias
Founder, DontMakeHerMad.com
http://www.dontmakehermad.com/ John Dias

I wonder why they just don’t boil the water first, before drinking it. Are they too poor to even afford a fire?

John Dias
Founder, DontMakeHerMad.com
http://www.dontmakehermad.com/ John Dias

I wonder why they just don’t boil the water first, before drinking it. Are they too poor to even afford a fire?

John Dias
Founder, DontMakeHerMad.com

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