Cutting Edge Chapter One

President from 1971-1975

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​Jimmy Carter

Volunteers to build houses for the homeless

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​Jimmy Carter

Parasite

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Guinea worm disease

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Guinea worm disease

What is a parasite?

A parasite, which is (関係詞ー説明) an organism or creature that lives on or in another organism or creature.

"It was a horrible disease, almost indescribably bad...

筆舌に尽くしがたい

"It was a horrible disease, almost indescribably bad...

To describe - ~（について）説明する

____ is indescribably fun
____ is indescribably delicious
____ is indescribably painful

... It was almost an impossible problem, so that's why we decided to try to solve it."

How did they solve the Guinea worm problem?

Public education

Previously, villagers thought the disease came from witchcraft, or from eating bad meat.

Easy to use water filter

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Contaminated water

• Easy to use

• Cheap to make
  

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Water filters

Easy to use water filter

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LifeStraw

In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm in 21 countries in Africa and Asia.

In 2012, there were only 512 documented cases in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

By filtering all the village drinking water through these fine cloths, the villagers were able to stop the worms from entering the human body.

Create a product to solve an almost impossible problem.

• Humidity

• Mosquitoes

• Cancer