Dracunculiasis
Common Name(s)
Dracunculiasis, Guinea worn disease, Medina worm disease
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Dracunculiasis" returned 111 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal:
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a parasitic worm. Approximately 1 year after a person acquires infection from contaminated drinking water, the worm emerges through the skin, usually on a lower limb (1). Pain and secondary bacterial infection ...
Journal:
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a parasitic worm. Approximately 1 year after a person acquires infection from drinking contaminated water, the worm emerges through the skin, usually on the leg. Pain and secondary bacterial infection can cause ...
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The terms "Dracunculiasis" returned 4 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal:
Dracunculiasis, commonly known as guinea worm disease, is a nematode infection transmitted to humans exclusively via contaminated drinking water. The disease prevails in the most deprived areas of the world. No vaccine or medicine is available against the disease: eradication is being ...
Journal: CMAJ. 2004 Feb;170(4):495-500.
Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease) is a parasitic disease that is limited to remote, rural villages in 13 sub-Saharan African countries that do not have access to safe drinking water. It is one the next diseases targeted for eradication by the World Health Organization. Guinea worm ...
Journal: Clin. Microbiol. Rev.. 2002 Apr;15(2):223-46.
Dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease, is caused by the large female of the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, which emerges painfully and slowly from the skin, usually on the lower limbs. The disease can infect animals, and sustainable animal cycles occur in North America ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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