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Efforts to eradicate the disfiguring mosquito-borne infection lymphatic filariasis are advancing, but it is still rife in 51 countries

Archived version: https://archive.li/q2b8x

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fglobal-development%2F2024%2Foct%2F25%2Fgenital-swelling-disease-mosquito-borne-infection-lymphatic-filariasis-hydrocele

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Oh no please don’t infect me with the melon sized penis disease.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Scrotum.

Not penis.

Think Randy and all the South Park idiots bouncing around on their balls.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

buffalo soldierrrrr

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

their the engine that drives the train!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I mean sure, but the comparison here would roughly be a parasite that causes a melon sized tumor ~~on~~ inside of one of your ovaries.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

yeah I was just making a joke reference to an episode of the shield.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I thought it was better than the sopranos. I would give my main gripe about the series but it involves a major spoiler for episode one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

A melondick is not the kinda dick you want

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Scrotum.

Not penis.

Think Randy and all the South Park idiots bouncing around on their balls.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

That's nuts.