Jimmy Carter Dies at 100
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•Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease his mission
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Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate Guinea worm disease.
The former president died Sunday at age 100.
He and his wife, Rosalynn , founded The Carter Center after leaving the White House .
The worms afflicted an estimated 3.5 million people in 20 African and Asian countries when the center launched its campaign in 1986 .
Carter 's fundraising enabled the center to pour $500 million into fighting Guinea worm.
He persuaded manufacturers to donate larvicide as well as nylon cloth and specially made drinking straws.
Pakistan in 1993 became the first endemic country to eliminate human cases; India soon followed.
By 2003 , cases reported worldwide were down to 32,000 — a 99% decline in less than two decades .
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