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Jimmy Carter, former president of the United States decided to lead the fight against the Guinea worm.
美国前总统吉米·卡特决定领导对抗麦地那龙线虫的斗争。
His group raised money to help educate and treat people living in areas affected by Guinea worm disease.
他的组织筹集了资金，帮助教育和治疗生活在受麦地那龙线虫病影响地区的人们。
The group also organized people to treat infected water supplies all over the world.
该组织还组织人们处理世界各地受感染的供水。
Before the work of the Carter Center, Guinea worm was a problem through many countries in Central Africa and Asia.
在卡特中心工作之前，麦地那龙线虫是中非和亚洲许多国家的问题。
Today, half of those countries are Guinea worm free!
今天，这些国家中有一半没有麦地那龙线虫！
One of the countries that still suffers from Guinea worm is Nigeria, where Mr. Igelle lives.
伊格尔居住的尼日利亚仍然是遭受麦地那龙线虫之害的国家之一。
Jacob Ogebe, a worker from the Carter Center is working in Mr. Igelle’s village.
来自卡特中心的工人雅各布·奥格贝在伊格尔所在的村庄工作。
Mr. Ogebe teaches the Nigerian villagers how to avoid infection from the Guinea worm.
奥格贝教尼日利亚村民如何避免感染麦地那龙线虫。
He believes education is the most important part in the fight against Guinea worms.
他认为，在与麦地那龙线虫的斗争中，教育最为重要。
Avoiding Guinea worm larvae can be easy.
避开麦地那龙线虫幼虫可以很容易。
The infected water fleas come from drinking water.
受感染的水蚤来自饮用水。
People just have to pour the water through a filter cloth.
人们只需通过滤布倒水即可。
The cloth stops the infected fleas.
这种布可以挡住受感染的跳蚤。
Avoiding the water fleas can be easy.
避开水蚤可能很容易。
But the Carter Center also wants to stop the Guinea worm from living in drinking water.
但卡特中心也想阻止麦地那龙线虫在饮用水中存活。
Carter Center workers do this in two ways.
为此，卡特中心的工作人员采用两种方法。
First, they educate people about the problem of putting infected arms and legs in drinking water.
第一种方法是，他们教育人们将受感染的胳膊和腿放入饮用水中的问题。
This prevents the worms from entering the water.
这样可以防止线虫进入水中。
The second way is by adding a pesticide to the water.
第二种方法是在水中加入杀虫剂。
This chemical pesticide kills only the small organisms that carry the Guinea worm larvae.
这种化学杀虫剂只会杀死携带麦地那龙线虫幼虫的小型生物。
The fish, plants and other animals living in the water are safe.
生活在水中的鱼、植物和其他动物是安全的。
The pesticide makes the water safe for people to drink.
杀虫剂使人们可以安全地饮用这些水。
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