Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease)

Fig. 1: Life cycle of the guinea worm. Photo: Chesley Sheppard

Fig. 3: Guinea worm emerging from foot ulcer. Photo: The Carter Center / S. Fitzgerald

Fig. 2: Foot blister induced by the female guinea worm in a person with dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease). Photo: The Carter Center / S. Fitzgerald

Fig. 4: Map of current and former dracunculiasis-endemic countries, 2002. Photo: WHO Collaborating Center for Research, Training and Eradication of Dracunculiasis

Fig. 6: A young man with guinea worm disease receives education on the life cycle of the guinea worm and how to prevent contamination of drinking-water sources. Photo: The Carter Center / Emily Howard

Fig. 5: A Togolese woman strains her family's drinking water through a cloth filter to prevent them from contracting guinea worm disease. Photo: The Carter Center / Emily Howard