One of the most influencial nematodes of ancient times are most certainly Dracunculus medinensis also known as the Guinea worm. The Guinea worm belongs to the order Spirurida, can grow up to 800mm's long and mostly parisitise on animals or humans. In The Bible (1250 B.C., Numbers 6:9) Moses refers to it as the "fiery serpent" that caused many deaths among the Israelites. Patients was treated by cutting a slit into the path of the worm that crawled just beneath the skin surface and carefully wound around a stick until the pest was entirely removed. This type of infection was so common that physicians advertised their services with pictures depicting a worm around a stick. Even today this emblem is still closely associated with medical institutes.Magdalena Boshoff
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There are several nice anecdotes about nematodes, but probably this is one to be remembered. You are blessed with a nice writing style. These six sentences really summarize the story of this fascinating animal-parasitic nematode. You made the choice to start with a kind of topic sentence, which is appropriate for the structure. I’ve only got the grammatical remark that care should be taken between plural and single forms. In the first sentence, it’s imperative to use “is” instead of “are” and in the fourth sentence “were” instead of “was”. But this doesn’t prevent you to deliver an awesome blog, well structured and easy reading. Good job, Lien
Bart Vandenbossche
Hey Lien,
I don't have much to add to Bart's comments: good, captivating blog with excellent flow!
Apart from the subject-verb agreement that Bart mentioned, there's one minor thing to mention: it's 'influential' with a -t.
Good job!
Olaf
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