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Noun Concept
Categories: Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites of the skin, Rare infectious diseases, Articles with short description, Tropical diseases, Helminthiases
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Guinea worm disease  Guinea worm  dracunculiasis  Guinea-worm  Dracunculus medinensis
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. Wikipedia
A nematode that lives under the skin and causes dracunculiasis. OmegaWiki
A parasitic disease caused by the development of a Guinea worm in the subcutaneous tissue of mammals. OmegaWiki
An infection caused by an infestation of the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. Wiktionary
Infection. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
infestation
infectious disease
filariasis
helminthiasis
nematode infection
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DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
thiabendazole
HAS CAUSE
Guinea worm
HEALTH SPECIALTY
tropical medicine
helminthology
infectious disease
LOCATION
leg
PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION PROCESS
water pollution
SYMPTOMS
vomit
fever
itch
myalgia
nausea
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BabelNet
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Dracunculus medinensis
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm, dracunculiasis
Wikipedia
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dracunculiasis
Wikidata
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dracunculiasis
Wiktionary
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dracunculiasis
OmegaWiki
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dracunculiasis, Guinea-worm, guinea-worm, guinea worm, Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease
Wikipedia Redirections
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Dracontiasis, Dracun culiasis, Dracunculosis, Drancunculiasis, Fiery serpent disease, Guinea-worm disease, Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm eradication, Guinea worm infection, Medina worm disease
Wikidata Alias
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Dracontiasis, Dracunculosis, Guinea worm disease, Guinea worm infection, GWD, Infection by Dracunculus medinensis, Medina worm disease, Medinensis, Parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis

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