guinea worm

• Parasitischer Fadenwurm (Dracunculus medinensis), der die Dracontiasis (Drakunkulose) verursacht, eine über verunreinigtes Trinkwasser übertragene Krankheit. Der Wurm tritt langsam durch schmerzhafte Hautblasen aus.

A parasitic nematode (Dracunculus medinensis) that causes dracunculiasis, a disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water. The worm emerges slowly through painful blisters on the skin.

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   A long, thin parasitic nematode (Dracunculus medinensis) that causes dracunculiasis, a disease transmitted through contaminated drinking water.

   Parasitischer Wurm

   • Guinea worm disease is contracted by drinking water containing copepods infected with the larvae.
   • The guinea worm emerges from the body through a painful blister, usually on the lower limbs.
   • Efforts to eradicate guinea worm have been highly successful through water filtration and education.