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dracunculiasis

DEFINITIONS OF: dracunculiasis

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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

Synonyms:
Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease
Type of:
infestation
the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites
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