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1. More commonly known as "Guinea Worm Disease" (GWD), it is an infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. The word Dracunculus comes from the Latin "little dragon" or "affliction with little dragons".
2. A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin.
2. A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin.
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("affliction with little dragons" or "empty granary")
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Dracunculiasis or Guinea worm infestation
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