Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis). A person becomes infected by drinking water contaminated with …

Jan 30, 2025 · Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water, causing a painful blister from which a worm …

What Is Guinea Worm Disease? Guinea worm disease, or dracunculiasis, is an infection with the parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis. You get it from drinking stagnant water with tiny bug …

Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is caused by the nematode (roundworm) Dracunculus medinensis. Humans become infected by drinking unfiltered water containing copepods (small …

Aug 22, 2023 · Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea-worm disease is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis. The infection is transmitted to humans by drinking …

Dracunculiasis is infection with the nematode (worm) Dracunculus medinensis. Symptoms are a painful, inflamed skin lesion, which contains an adult worm, and debilitating arthritis. Diagnosis …

Aug 3, 2020 · Dracunculiasis, also known as 'Guinea worm disease', is a parasitic infestation by the nematode ('roundworm') Dracunculus medinensis. It is an ancient disease documented …

Worm-like parasites cause Guinea worm disease (GWD or dracunculiasis), a disease characterized by worms that emerge from painful lesions on the skin. Read about symptoms, …

guinea worm disease, infection in humans caused by a parasite known as the guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis). The disease’s alternate name, dracunculiasis, is Latin for “affliction …

Mar 15, 2024 · Dracunculiasis occurs when people drink water that has water fleas that carry guinea worm eggs. Eating raw or undercooked water animals that are infected, such as fish …