dracunculiasis

• Infection parasitaire douloureuse et débilitante causée par le ver de Guinée (dracunculose), contractée en buvant de l'eau stagnante contaminée par ses larves, qui mûrissent dans le corps humain et finissent par sortir à travers une cloque cutanée douloureuse.

A painful and debilitating parasitic infection caused by the Guinea worm, contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with its larvae, which mature inside the human body and eventually emerge through a painful blister in the skin.

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1. Guinea worm diseaseC2formalmedical

   A painful and debilitating parasitic infection caused by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae. The larvae mature inside the human body, and the adult worm eventually emerges through a painful blister in the skin.

   Dracunculose

   • Dracunculiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects rural communities without access to clean water.
   • The emergence of the worm from a blister is the most painful stage of dracunculiasis.
   • Efforts to eradicate dracunculiasis have focused on providing filtered water and health education.

   Synonymesguinea worm disease