text_original: Thus the four European officers in the expedition in West Africa, to whom I have already alluded as having been victimised by Guinea worm, throughout the whole of the campaign drank only filtered or boiled water, and therefore were not likely to have swallowed young Guinea worms and so become infected by the mouth, but they did bathe frequently in the dirty water of the country, and might have been infected in this way through the skin.
text_transcription: THUS THE FOUR EUROPEAN OFFICERS IN THE EXPEDITION TO WEST AFRICA TO WHOM I HAVE ALREADY ALLUDED AS HAVING BEEN VICTIMIZED BY GUINEA WORM THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THE CAMPAIGN DRANK ONLY FILTERED OR BOILED WATER AND THEREFORE WERE NOT LIKELY TO HAVE SWALLOWED YOUNG GUINEA WORMS AND SO BECOME INFECTED BY THE MOUTH BUT THEY DID BATHE FREQUENTLY IN THE DIRTY WATER OF THE COUNTRY AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN INFECTED IN THIS WAY THROUGH THE SKIN
phonemes: ðˈʌs ðə fˈɔːɹ jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɪnðɪ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən ɪn wˈɛst ˈæfɹɪkə, tə hˈuːm aɪ hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi ɐlˈuːdᵻd æz hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn vˈɪktɪmˌaɪzd baɪ ɡˈɪni wˈɜːm, θɹuːˈaʊt ðə hˈoʊl ʌvðə kæmpˈeɪn dɹˈæŋk ˈoʊnli fˈɪltɚd ɔːɹ bˈɔɪld wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd ðˈɛɹfɔːɹ wɜː nˌɑːt lˈaɪkli tə hæv swˈɔloʊd jˈʌŋ ɡˈɪni wˈɜːmz ænd sˌoʊ bɪkˌʌm ɪnfˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə mˈaʊθ, bˌʌt ðeɪ dˈɪd bˈeɪð fɹˈiːkwəntli ɪnðə dˈɜːɾi wˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi, ænd mˌaɪthɐv bˌɪn ɪnfˈɛktᵻd ɪn ðɪs wˈeɪ θɹuː ðə skˈɪn.