Guinea worm is a parasitic disease that is contracted through drinking unfiltered water. After the larvae enter the body a worm as long as three feet grows in the small intestine and then eventually it makes its way out of the body through a blister. It could take several months to come out, and it is very painful leaving many immobile. Once there were 3.5 million cases, but today the number is below 25,000.
Come by the table in Moseley on Monday, April 14, from 2-3:30 p.m. to learn more about this disease and to donate money that will go towards the eradication of this disease.