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Sep 13, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease): dracunculiasis is transmitted when people swallow water contaminated with parasite-infected water-fleas (cyclops). Includes key facts, scope of problem, transformation, prevention, eradication, WHO response.
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 Guinea-worm larvae that reside inside copepods (a type of small crustacean).
Apr 4, 2024 · Dracunculiasis, or Guinea worm disease, is an extremely rare neglected tropical disease primarily affecting remote and impoverished communities in parts of Africa. People become infected with the parasitic worm after drinking contaminated water or eating undercooked fish or other aquatic animals.
Mar 14, 2024 · Dracunculiasis, also known as Guinea worm disease (GWD), is an infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. GWD is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) transmitted to people mostly by consuming unsafe water.
Apr 8, 2024 · Guinea-worm disease is caused by the parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis or "Guinea-worm". This worm is the largest of the tissue parasite affecting humans. The adult female, which carries about 3 million embryos, can measure 600 to 800 mm in length and 2 mm in diameter.
Guinea worm disease, infection in humans caused by a parasite known as the guinea worm and associated with a burning pain. Historically, the disease affected millions of people in the Middle East, India, and Africa, but today it is relatively rare.
Nov 4, 2019 · Dracunculiasis is a crippling parasitic disease on the verge of eradication, with only 28 human cases reported in 2018. From the time infection occurs, it takes between 10–14 months for the transmission cycle to complete until a mature worm emerges from the body.
