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		pazimzadeh on Feb 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Guinea worm disease nears eradication If snake is a symbol a health, why would sick mean "snake-less"?

cercatrova on Feb 14, 2022 [–]

If there are no snakes, it is likely there are small mammals around such as those that might have made you sick.

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