Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease): A Report Shelly Beard, Nicole Corder, and Majken Kiyohara.
Guinea Worm Disease
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Guinea Worm Disease
A look at waterborne diseases in the 21sth century
Au Sable Environmental InstitutePacific Rim
2011
Causes of Waterborne Diseases
• Bacteria • Protozoa• Viruses • Parasite Eggs
Dracunculus medinensis.
Guinea Worm can grow up to 2-3 ft
GWD Blister
GWD Prevention
• Case Detection• Case Containment• Safe Drinking Water• Health Education• Community Mobilization
Reported Cases of GWD
*Southern Sudan *Mali *Ethiopia*Chad
Sources for Pictures• http://www.cartercenter.org/news/publications/health/guinea_worm_multimedia.html• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/
Guinea_worm_prevention.jpg• http://www.gatesfoundation.org/neglecteddiseases/photogalleries/Working%2520to
%2520Eradicate%2520Guinea%2520Worm%2520Disease/about-guinea-worm-disease.jpg• http://www.world-science.org/wp-content/uploads/
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• http://www.good.is/post/killing-the-worm/• http://www.allaboutworms.com/the-guinea-worm-and-guinea-worm-disease• http://www.zimbio.com/Guinea+Worm+Disease/articles/u3OdpyLMP-e/
Ex+Prez+Carter+Fights+Guinea+Worm+Africa• http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/framework/features/guinea_worm.html• http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/guinea+worm• http://waterincrisis.com/pages/deadliest_drink/water%20the%20deadliest%20drink.html