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applegrove

(130,970 posts) Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:20 AM 22 hrs ago

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President Carter was involved in eradicating Guinea Worm

A bright spot amidst all the public health doom and gloom: we're getting closer to a Guinea worm-free world

Our very beloved President Carter was a key leader in the fight against Guinea worm

1986: ~3.5 MILLION cases
2025: 10 cases ðŸ¤¯

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— Alt CDC (they/them) (@altcdc.altgov.info) 2026-02-03T22:12:05.802Z

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President Carter was involved in eradicating Guinea Worm (Original Post) applegrove 22 hrs ago OP

Now THIS is worthy of a Nobel prize. 3catwoman3 22 hrs ago #1

Kennedy junior should be ashamed UTUSN 21 hrs ago #2

He will probably advocate raising them for nutritional staples. misanthrope 19 hrs ago #3

President Carter was an amazing man LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #4

3catwoman3

(28,831 posts)

1. Now THIS is worthy of a Nobel prize.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:28 AM

22 hrs ago

IMO.

UTUSN

(77,287 posts)

2. Kennedy junior should be ashamed

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:44 AM

21 hrs ago

misanthrope

(9,422 posts)

3. He will probably advocate raising them for nutritional staples.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 02:37 AM

19 hrs ago

It would make as much sense as a lot of of his palaver.

LetMyPeopleVote

(176,497 posts)

4. President Carter was an amazing man

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Feb 4, 2026, 12:47 PM

9 hrs ago

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