Thread by @KyloRepublican

"What parasitic worms in defector reveal about conditions in North Korea:
A 2015 study of 169 defectors by Dankook University College of Medicine in South Korea found that out of the 17 female subjects who provided stool samples, seven had parasites."
cnn.com/2017/11/22/hea…

"Choi Min-ho, a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine who specializes in parasites, told CNN the use of human fertilizer on crops and poor sanitary conditions led to the transmission of parasitic cysts in North Korea." -@CNN

"One in ten of the total subjects were also discovered to have hepatitis B." - CNN

"Intestinal worms are typically transmitted through contact with feces. Infections are easily treated with drugs. It is a vicious cycle that is hard to stop in North Korea. They are so desperate to make ends meet that they cannot take proper preventive measures, he said." -@CNN

"Everyone was hungry, even the soldiers," he said. "The UN is sending rice and fertilizer and it all goes to the ranking officials under (North Korean leader) Kim Jong Un. There are many soldiers who also die from disease because they're not given medical treatment." -@CNN

".......because they're not given medical treatment."

I dont think 45% of Americans have parasitic tape worms because they come in contact with human feces and are unable to get rid of them because they arent given any medical treatment?

But hey, this was 5min searching on Google.

"KIM JONG UN MAY HAVE CAUSED A PARASITIC WORM EPIDEMIC IN NORTH KOREA BY MAKING FARMERS SPREAD HUMAN FECES ON THEIR CROPS"
newsweek.com/kim-jong-un-ma…

"Kim’s recommendation further promoted the falsehood in North Korea that human waste was the best fertilizer for crops despite the dangerous parasites and worms found within it, @Reuters reported."

"Once well-respected, North Korea's health infrastructure is "crumbling" and "in dire need of help," according to Amnesty International."
businessinsider.com/north-korean-h…

"The country(North Korea) spent less on healthcare per capita than any other country in 2009 — under US$1 — according to the World Health Organization." -@businessinsider

"Meanwhile, pervasive malnutrition has led to a tuberculosis epidemic, while infant mortality rates are far higher than neighboring South Korea, among other health crises." -@businessinsider

"The reality is basic healthcare is very hard to obtain," says Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the U.S.-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. "Shortages of medicine and blood supplies, especially in rural areas, has not helped." -@businessinsider