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Orphanet Rare Disease Ontology
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December 4, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Dracunculiasis | |
| Synonyms |
Guinea worm disease Dracunculosis Medina worm disease Medinensis |
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| Definitions |
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by a painful burning skin lesion from which the <i>Dracunculus medinensis</i> parasite emerges approximately 1 year after infection resulting from consumption of unsafe drinking water containing parasite-infected copepods (<i>Cyclops spp.</i>, microcrustacea also called water fleas). |
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http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_231 |
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| alternative_term |
Guinea worm disease Dracunculosis Medina worm disease Medinensis
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| definition |
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by a painful burning skin lesion from which the <i>Dracunculus medinensis</i> parasite emerges approximately 1 year after infection resulting from consumption of unsafe drinking water containing parasite-infected copepods (<i>Cyclops spp.</i>, microcrustacea also called water fleas).
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Orphanet
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| expertlink |
https://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=en&Expert=231 |
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All ages
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MeSH:D004320 ICD-11:1F64 MedDRA:10013618 UMLS:C0013100 ICD-10:B72
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| label |
Dracunculiasis
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| notation |
ORPHA:231
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ORDO:Orphanet_231
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| prefLabel |
Dracunculiasis
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| present_in |
Europe AND has_point_prevalence_range : <1 / 1 000 000 Worldwide AND has_point_prevalence_range : Unknown
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