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Why Dracunculus Medinensis infection is called guinea worm disease?
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∙ 16y ago
Swedish naturalist by name; Carlus Linnaeus, identified the Drancunculus medinensis in the merchants who traded along the Gulf of Guinea (West African Coast) inthe 18th century. Hence named the Dracunculus medinensis as Guinea worm. Thus those suffering from the worm got it from Gulf of Guinea.
By: EMMANUEL K. MAWUENA. University of Cape Coast. Cape Coast, Ghana.
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∙ 13y agoInfection occurs when the parasitic guinea worm resides within the body. Infection is not apparent until a pregnant female worm prepares to expel embryos.
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