- Dracunculiasis, also
called Guinea-
worm disease, is a
parasitic infection by the
Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis). A
person becomes infected by drinking...
-
Dracunculus medinensis (
Guinea worm,
dragon worm,
fiery serpent) is a
nematode that
causes dracunculiasis, also
known as
Guinea worm disease. The disease...
- Dracunculiasis, or
Guinea worm disease, is an
infection by the
Guinea worm that
causes severe pain and open
wounds when
guinea worms exit the body through...
-
targeting the
human diseases poliomyelitis (polio), yaws,
dracunculiasis (
Guinea worm), and malaria. Five more
infectious diseases have been
identified as...
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family Dracunculidae. The
worms can
reach a
metre in length. If one
simply pulls off the
protruding head of the
worm, the
worm will
break and leak high...
- is dracunculiasis. This
disease is
caused by the
Guinea worm and is
characterized by the
female worm emerging from the leg. This
symptom is so specific...
-
Guinea worm, for example, gets
under the skin of the feet and legs of
people living in
tropical countries. Annelida,
consists of the
segmented worms,...
-
Trichostrongyliasis (Trichostrongylus spp. infection)
Dracunculiasis (
guinea worm infection)
Baylisascaris (raccoon roundworm, may be
transmitted to pets...
-
Guinea baboon,
Papio papio, a
species of
baboon Guinea pig, a
genus of
rodents Guinea snout-burrower, a
species of frog
Guinea worm,
parasitic worm native...
- 1990s the
center received several multimillion-dollar
donations to
fight Guinea worm disease and to
prevent blindness. In 1994, the
center launched an initiative...
