| H01044 | |
| H number | H01044 |
| Name | Dracunculiasis; Guinea worm disease |
| Description | Dracunculiasis, or guinea worm disease, is a parasitic disease caused by the nematode Dracunculiasis medinensis. It is limited to mostly remote rural communities that do not have access to safe drinking water. It is transmitted by contaminated drinking water containing water fleas that are infected with D. medinensis larvae. In infected individuals, the worm emerges as a whitish filament in the center of a painful ulcer of the lower extremity, impairing mobility for up to several weeks. |
| Category | Parasitic infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Dracunculus medinensis |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | Intermediate host:Arthropods (Water flea) |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1F64 ICD-10: B72 MeSH: D004320 |
| Reference | PMID:14970098 AUTHORS Greenaway C TITLE Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease). JOURNAL CMAJ 170:495-500 (2004) PMID:18074151 AUTHORS Iriemenam NC, Oyibo WA, Fagbenro-Beyioku AF TITLE Dracunculiasis--the saddle is virtually ended. JOURNAL Parasitol Res 102:343-7 (2008) DOI:10.1007/s00436-007-0828-9 PMID:10813467 AUTHORS Hopkins DR, Ruiz-Tiben E, Ruebush TK, Diallo N, Agle A, Withers PC Jr TITLE Dracunculiasis eradication: delayed, not denied. JOURNAL Am J Trop Med Hyg 62:163-8 (2000) DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.163 PMID:16735167 AUTHORS Ruiz-Tiben E, Hopkins DR TITLE Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) eradication. JOURNAL Adv Parasitol 61:275-309 (2006) DOI:10.1016/S0065-308X(05)61007-X |