Dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis: Introduction

Dracunculiasis: Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease, is a preventable infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. Infection ... more about Dracunculiasis.

Dracunculiasis: An infectious disease caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis which is usually transmitted by drinking water contaminated by infected crustaceans. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dracunculiasis is available below.

Symptoms of Dracunculiasis

• No early symptoms
• Fever
• Local swelling
• Local pain
• Chronic skin ulcers
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Dracunculiasis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Dracunculiasis:

• Skin ulcers (type of Ulcer)
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Medical Textbooks Online about Dracunculiasis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Dracunculiasis?

• Misdiagnosis of Dracunculiasis
• Failure to diagnose Dracunculiasis
• Undiagnosed: Dracunculiasis

Causes of Dracunculiasis

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News Archives for Dracunculiasis

Medical news articles related to Dracunculiasis include:

• Worms Reveal More of Longevity's Secrets
• Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging
• Infection With Common Parasite Raises Schizophrenia Risk
• Scientists Map Elephantiasis Parasite's Genome
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

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Reseach about Dracunculiasis

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Clinical Trials for Dracunculiasis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Dracunculiasis include:

• Effect of Albendazole Dose on Clearance of Filarial Worms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - DEC/Albendazole
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Statistics for Dracunculiasis

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Dracunculiasis: Broader Related Topics

• Worm conditions
• Diseases contagious from contaminated water
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Types of Dracunculiasis

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Article Excerpts about Dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis: DPD (Excerpt)

Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea worm disease, is a preventable infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. Infection affects poor communities in remote parts of Africa that do not have safe water to drink.  (Source: excerpt from Dracunculiasis: DPD)

Facts About Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease): CDC-OC (Excerpt)

Dracunculiasis (dra-KUNK-you-LIE-uh-sis), more commonly called Guinea worm disease, is a parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis (a long, thin worm). Infection is seen when the adult worm emerges through the skin of an infected person. Worms grow up to 3 feet long and are as wide as a paper clip wire. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease): CDC-OC)

Definitions of Dracunculiasis:

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. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Dracunculiasis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet