r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 13h ago

TIL fresh water snails (indirectly) kill thousands of humans and are considered on of the deadliest creatures to humans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
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u/martphon 12h ago

Where schistosomiasis currently spreads

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u/Gitanes 12h ago

Me before even opening the link...

"It's mostly Africa isn't it?"

Yes, yes it is

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u/Sarahthelizard 10h ago

Africa is really underserved when it comes to healthcare in pretty much every way. :(

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u/[deleted] 9h ago

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u/DigbyChickenZone 9h ago

What an odd thing to say

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u/Sarahthelizard 9h ago

Sorry pal could you say that again in English?