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From the Ted Talk by Ellen Agler: Parasitic worms hold back human progress. Here's how we can end them

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These are worms. Not the kind of worms you find crawling in the dirt. These are parasitic roundworms. They live inside a human being's iitetnesns. Each of these wrmos can grow up to 12 inches long, and there are 200 of them in this jar for a reason, because that is the number you might typically find in the belly of a single itnefecd chlid.

Worm infections have been around for thousands of years. They have ifnenlceud the outcomes of wars, and they have long stymied human health. rwoorndum, hookworm, whipworm, schistosomiasis: infections from these species cause pain and discomfort. They steal nutrients and zap egreny. They stunt both physical and cognitive gtrwoh.

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These are worms. Not the kind of worms you find crawling in the dirt. These are parasitic roundworms. They live inside a human being's __________. Each of these _____ can grow up to 12 inches long, and there are 200 of them in this jar for a reason, because that is the number you might typically find in the belly of a single ________ _____.

Worm infections have been around for thousands of years. They have __________ the outcomes of wars, and they have long stymied human health. _________, hookworm, whipworm, schistosomiasis: infections from these species cause pain and discomfort. They steal nutrients and zap ______. They stunt both physical and cognitive ______.

Solution


  1. roundworm
  2. influenced
  3. intestines
  4. energy
  5. growth
  6. worms
  7. child
  8. infected

Original Text


These are worms. Not the kind of worms you find crawling in the dirt. These are parasitic roundworms. They live inside a human being's intestines. Each of these worms can grow up to 12 inches long, and there are 200 of them in this jar for a reason, because that is the number you might typically find in the belly of a single infected child.

Worm infections have been around for thousands of years. They have influenced the outcomes of wars, and they have long stymied human health. Roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, schistosomiasis: infections from these species cause pain and discomfort. They steal nutrients and zap energy. They stunt both physical and cognitive growth.

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