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Dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease)

Chris Greenaway
CMAJ February 17, 2004 170 (4) 495-500;
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    Fig. 1: Life cycle of the guinea worm. Photo: Chesley Sheppard

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

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

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

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    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

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    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

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