Can someone please tell me why Mother Earth has invented parasites? I haven't heard one good thing about them!

And bless Jimmy Carter and all others who fight against diseases

"lets hit snotr, watch some videos as I eat my ramen".... Meal ruined, lesson learned, the gross way.

Seriously though, impressive feat.. Eradicate em'all

Well, that's quite an achievement.

#1
The same reason why Mother Earth "invented" humans. I think.
We are more efficient at being it, though.

So it is reasonable to assume that this worm/parasite is now on the endangered list? won't be long before someone on TV will be asking us for just £2 a month to save it

Firs thought - "Awesome" -- Spot on for the video category choice

Since the same parasite that infects humans also infects dogs it may be difficult to eradicate the worm totally from existence. Life always finds a way.

#6 i dont know. 22 cases is really few, espacially when the parasite has others means reproduce apart from humans. Other species havent found a way and went extinct.

#4 It's probably still around just that filtering the water and the safety measures that they are using stops it from affecting *humans*.

#7 That's 22 "reported" cases.....no telling how many thousands of infections go unreported or have not come to the surface of the skin yet.They are making great headway but this is a hard nut to crack.

#1 Life on earth was not created. It evolved from self-replicating molecules. What forms life evolves into have nothing whatsoever to do with "good" or "bad".

#10, I don't think #1 meant it that way..I agree, it's about evolution and nothing else but that, therefore every living organism has a purpose, even parasites, otherwise it would not be part of the whole ecosystem,

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/5-reasons-parasites-beneficial.htm

#11 Well, stating that everything has a purpose is going a bit head-to-head with the whole evolution thing. That's what creationism teaches, that everything was created and has a purpose. Perhaps you meant that everything has a role or a place in this world, to which I agree, but I think we can manage living without this one parasite.

#12 Ouch, you are right, poor choice of words on my part and thank you for still understanding me correctly, because the way you said it is the way I meant it...and yes, I think so too that we can live without that one...still from a scientific view it would be interesting to know what its "role" in the ecosystem is...could be a topic for someone's doctorate in biology..

The parasite he (and ALL of us) should focus on is religion and faith, worst sickness humankind has ever faced...

#14..could you be more specific, not sure I totally understand your comment..

foooooookkkkkk...it looks gross...Kudos to Carter for undertaking that mission...

I wonder what we are down to now in 2020 I'm thinking 19