Guinea worm

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Guinea worm Definition

• (n) 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
• (n) parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates

Guinea worm Synonyms

• dracunculiasis
• Dracunculus medinensis
• Guinea worm
• Guinea worm disease