In dialectical dispute about the notion of ‘Fortschritt’ [literally: ‘forward
step’] I often use the elimination of smallpox in the 1970’s as undisputable
evidence of progress in modern times.
This morning I read in DER SPIEGEL reference to a report of “continued progress
in the global Guinea worm eradication campaign. In 2017, there were only 20
villages with cases of Guinea worm disease in two countries, both in Africa,
compared to 23,735 villages in 21 countries on two continents in 1991.”
The report referred to — in English:
https://www.cartercenter.org/news/pr/guinea-worm-worldwide-cases-jan2018.html
For those with (or who wish to practice their) German:
http://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/diagnose/guineawurm-in-afrika-tueckischer-parasit-kurz-vor-ausrottung-a-1188959.html
For those unfamiliar with the Guinea worm: I guarantee that after reading the
following you will agree with my assessment of this news as "undisputable
evidence of progress!”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculus_medinensis
Chris Bruce,
recommending from personal experience
to avoid adding that WIKIPEDIA article
to one’s ‘breakfast reading’ list, in
Kiel, Germany
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