Guinea worm disease: ‘Dogs are now the key impediment to eradicating this dreadful human disease’

NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews Guinea worm disease is usually caught by drinking water containing water fleas that carry the parasite larvae. The worms mate and grow inside the body, and after 10-14 months the one-metre-long adult worm emerges, usually from the arms or legs, to shed its larvae back into water. The parasite causes disability and trauma in [...]

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