Explore "eradication" with insightful episodes like "Why Landmines Are The Deadliest Legacy Of War", "Southerners Aren’t Lazy and Dumb, They Just Had Hookworm", "Curious Incident of the Guinea Worm in the Dog" and "Man Vs. Flu" from podcasts like ""Stuff You Should Know", "Stuff You Should Know", "Stuff To Blow Your Mind" and "Stuff To Blow Your Mind"" and more!
One of the worst legacies of war are the millions of landmines left behind. They hide for decades after a conflict is over, exploding beneath unsuspecting civilians and children. To many, removing mines and banning new ones is of paramount importance.
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There was a time when the lower classes of the American South were considered lazy and dimwitted, a stereotype that still somewhat survives today. But this stereotype was rooted in fact. Hookworms, it turns out, were sapping Southerners’ life force.
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Humans have waged a decade-spanning war of extinction against the parasitic Guinea worm. With cases down roughly 99.99 percent from 1986, it would seem the struggle is nearly at an end. Now our inhuman adversary has found a new place to hide -- and that place is man's best friend.
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Influenza is a virus that causes the flu, and it shares a long, lethal history with the human race. In this episode, Robert and Allison explore what's made the flu such a successful disease, and what you can do to avoid an infection.
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