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Abstract
Infection with nematodes of the genus Dracunculus. One or more worms may be seen at a time, with the legs and feet being the most commonly infected areas. Symptoms include pruritus, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or asthmatic attacks.
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- Dracunculosis
- Guinea Worm Disease
- Guinea Worm Infection
- Disease, Guinea Worm
- Diseases, Guinea Worm
- Dracunculiases
- Dracunculoses
- Guinea Worm Diseases
- Infection, Guinea Worm
- Worm Disease, Guinea
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
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History Note
93; was DRACUNCULOSIS 1963-92
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dracunculiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004320. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004320
- Dracunculiasis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculiasis
- Dracunculiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388646