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Guinea Worm Disease

Guinea Worm Disease. http:// sph.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH/PH709_B_Competition/PH709_B_Competition7.html. Dracunculiasis. Presence of Dracunculiasis in humans has been documented for centuries. http://thedailyomnivore.net/2010/07/17/rod-of-asclepius/.

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Guinea Worm Disease

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  1. Guinea Worm Disease http://sph.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH/PH709_B_Competition/PH709_B_Competition7.html Dracunculiasis

  2. Presence of Dracunculiasis in humans has been documented for centuries http://thedailyomnivore.net/2010/07/17/rod-of-asclepius/

  3. Carolus Linnaeus postulated that the “fiery serpents” were actually parasitic worms http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/images/linnaeus.jpg

  4. The disease is caused by Dracunculusmedinensiswhich can grow to a meter long http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Dracunculus_medinensis_larvae.jpg/220px-Dracunculus_medinensis_larvae.jpg

  5. The worms use two hosts http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Dracunculiasis.htm

  6. Symptoms include allergy-like reactions and the formation of a blister http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2001/dracunculiasis/DRACUNCULIASIS.html

  7. Diagnosis is purely visual and definite only when the head emerges http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/home_example/en/index.html

  8. Treatment consists of removal of the worm http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/pediatrics_general/1331341-1331371-997617-1783248.jpg

  9. Dracunculiasis does not kill directly but leaves patients vulnerable to infection for weeks resulting in loss of productivity and sometimes death

  10. Prevention is achieved through educationand avoiding contaminated water http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/images/minisite_gw/home_headerImg.jpg

  11. The Carter Center is the primary organization behind the eradication of the disease http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/images/header.jpg

  12. CDC, UNICEF and WHO have also contributed to the 99.9% decrease in worldwide cases since 1986

  13. In 1986, 21 countries saw cases of Guinea Worm Disease, now only 4 do http://cartercenter.org/resources/gallery/images/g3.jpg

  14. Only 4 countries continue to experience new cases http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/epidemiology/en/

  15. Credits • Dhawan, MD, Vinod K. “Dracunculiasis.” Medscape. WebMD, 12 July 2011. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/en/>. • “Dracunculiasis.” BIO Ventures for Global Health. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.bvgh.org/Biopharmaceutical-Solutions/Global-Health-Primer/Diseases/cid/ViewDetails/ItemID/27.aspx#>. • “Dracunculiasis.” World Health Organization. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/en/>. • “Guinea Worm Disease.” Carter Center. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/mini_site/index.html>. • Heiser, Lauren, and Dr. D. Scott Smith. “Dracunculiasis.”Stanford. Web. 21 Nov. 2012. <http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2001/dracunculiasis/DRACUNCULIASIS.html>.

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