Dracunculus medinensis
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dracunculus-medinensis-187-3319718
title:
Dracunculus medinensis
text:
Dracunculus medinensis is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. The disease is caused by the female which, at around 80 centimetres in length, is among the longest nematodes infecting humans. The length of specimens exhibits extreme sexual dimorphism, as the longest recorded male Guinea worm is only 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in). Guinea worm is on target to be the second infectious disease of humans to be eradicated, after smallpox. It was formerly endemic to a wide swath o
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description:
Species of parasitic worm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracunculus_medinensis
date created:
2006-02-03T19:20:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T08:15:53Z
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