Sentences with phrase «as guinea worm»
This parasitic worm is endemic to Africa, and is also known as guinea worm and the fiery serpent.
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In 2015, there were only 22 reported cases of the Guinea Worm, as opposed to 126 cases in 2014.
Guinea worms start out as minuscule larvae living inside water fleas of the genus Cyclops.
There are moments of pure nature - channel gore, such as when McAuliffe delineates the life cycle of a guinea worm, a parasite that migrates from a human's intestinal muscle through the tissues of the body all the way to the lower limbs or sole of the foot where it — no, that's enough.
The parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus (inset) can move to the eyes and cause blindness as in these two patients in Guinea - Bissau.
A young goat herder prepares to drink dam water through a pipe filter, which keep out the water fleas that serve as an intermediate host for Guinea worm larvae.
The incidence of cases of Guinea worm disease is steadily decreasing worldwide as a result of a concerted international initiative.