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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Dracunculiasis | |
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Dracunculiasis Guinea Worm Disease |
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| Definitions |
A parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis. It is caused by drinking water contaminated with water fleas. The larvae enter the body through the intestine. Signs and symptoms include pain, edema, blisters, and ulcers. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84677 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
An infection that is caused by Dracunculus medinensis, which is acquired by drinking water contaminated with infected copepods. The larvae enter the body through the intestine. Signs and symptoms include pain, edema, blisters, and ulcers, with the adult female worm potentially emerging from the skin over time.
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C84677
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NICHD
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| DEFINITION |
A parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis. It is caused by drinking water contaminated with water fleas. The larvae enter the body through the intestine. Signs and symptoms include pain, edema, blisters, and ulcers.
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| FULL_SYN |
Dracunculiasis Guinea Worm Disease
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Dracunculiasis
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| Preferred_Name |
Dracunculiasis
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84677
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0013100
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