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Guinea Worm DiseaseDracunculiasis
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Presence of Dracunculiasis in humans has been documented for centuries
http://thedailyomnivore.net/2010/07/17/rod-of-asclepius/
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Carolus Linnaeus postulated that the “fiery serpents” were actually parasitic worms
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/images/linnaeus.jpg
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The disease is caused by Dracunculus medinensis
which can grow to a meter long
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Dracunculus_medinensis_larvae.jpg/220px-Dracunculus_medinensis_larvae.jpg
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The worms use two hosts
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Dracunculiasis.htm
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Symptoms include allergy-like reactions and the formation of a blister
http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2001/dracunculiasis/DRACUNCULIASIS.html
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Diagnosis is purely visual and definite only when the head emerges
http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/home_example/en/index.html
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Treatment consists of removal of the worm
http://img.medscape.com/pi/emed/ckb/pediatrics_general/1331341-1331371-997617-1783248.jpg
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Dracunculiasis does not kill directly but leaves patients vulnerable to infection for weeks resulting
in loss of productivity and sometimes death
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Prevention is achieved through education and avoiding contaminated water
http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/images/minisite_gw/home_headerImg.jpg
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The Carter Center is the primary organization behind the eradication of the disease
http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/images/header.jpg
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CDC, UNICEF and WHO have also contributed to the 99.9% decrease in worldwide cases since 1986
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In 1986, 21 countries saw cases of Guinea Worm Disease, now only 4 do
http://cartercenter.org/resources/gallery/images/g3.jpg
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Only 4 countries continue to experience new cases
http://www.who.int/dracunculiasis/epidemiology/en/
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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>.