Thanks to the efforts of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter, the Guinea worms that affected 3.5 million people in 1986 are now on the brink of extinction. The Carters made eradicating the disease a top mission ...

Just a few hours before President Carter underwent his first radiation treatment for brain cancer, he spoke of his hope, in the time he had left, to purge the world of a parasitic worm disease. That ...

They release a burning acid that blisters the skin, allowing them to poke their head out of a leg, foot or arm, and in some cases a breast or scrotum. The worm’s exit is so agonizing that it prevent ...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter speaks at a press conference at the preview of “Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease”, a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City on ...