Dracunculiasis [drakunkulóza]
topical
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- Terms
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Dracunculosis
Guinea Worm Disease
Guinea Worm Infection
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D004320
Definition
Infection with nematodes of the genus Dracunculus. One or more worms may be seen at a time, with the legs and feet being the most commonly infected areas. Symptoms include pruritus, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or asthmatic attacks.
- Annotation
- coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
- DUI
- D004320 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0006796
- History note
- 93; was DRACUNCULOSIS 1963-92
- Online note
- use DRACUNCULIASIS to search DRACUNCULOSIS 1966-92
- Public note
- 93; was DRACUNCULOSIS 1963-92
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 2
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 1
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 2
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 2
- TM
- transmission 1
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
C
Diseases
Parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis Disease MeSH Browser