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Name: Guinea worm disease
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Description: Guinea worm disease (GWD), also called dracunculiasis, is a parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a long and very thin nematode (roundworm). The infection begins when a person drinks stagnant water contaminated with microscopic "water fleas" harboring the larvae of the guinea worm. Approximately one year later, the disease presents with a painful, burning sensation as the worm forms a blister, usually on the lower limb.
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