guinea worm disease

• Doença parasitária causada pelo verme da Guiné (Dracunculus medinensis), transmitida pela ingestão de água contaminada com larvas e caracterizada pela formação de bolhas dolorosas na pele, por onde a fêmea do verme emerge.

A parasitic infection caused by the Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), transmitted through contaminated drinking water, leading to painful blisters and ulcers as the worm emerges from the body.

1. Parasitic infectionC1formal

   A disease caused by the parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis, transmitted through contaminated drinking water.

   Infecção parasitária

   • Guinea worm disease is a painful condition that affects people in rural areas.
   • Efforts to eradicate guinea worm disease have been successful in many countries.
   • The symptoms of guinea worm disease include blisters and severe pain.