dracunculiasis
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by a painful burning skin lesion from which the Dracunculus medinensis parasite emerges approximately 1 year after infection resulting from consumption of unsafe drinking water containing parasite-infected copepods (Cyclops spp., microcrustacea also called water fleas).
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Rhabditida infectious disease
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filariasis
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Dracunculosis
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Dracunculus medinensis caused disease or disorder
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Dracunculus medinensis disease or disorder
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Dracunculus medinensis infectious disease
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GWD
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Guinea worm disease
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Guinea worm infection
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Medina worm disease
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dracontiasis
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medinensis
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parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis
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