Dracunculus medinensis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dracunculus_medinensis

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:parasitic_nematode
gptkbp:associatedWith	Guinea worm disease
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:dracunculiasis
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Secernentea
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:Guinea_worm
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Africa gptkb:Asia
gptkbp:eradicationEfforts	Guinea Worm Eradication Program
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Dracunculidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus 1758
gptkbp:genus	Dracunculus
gptkbp:hostedBy	gptkb:human
gptkbp:intermediateHost	gptkb:copepod
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifeCycle	gptkb:larva adult
gptkbp:notableFeature	female can reach up to 1 meter in length one of the longest nematodes infecting humans
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Spirurida
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Nematoda
gptkbp:prevention	health education water filtration
gptkbp:species	medinensis
gptkbp:symptom	ulceration skin blister
gptkbp:transmission	contaminated water
gptkbp:treatment	mechanical extraction
gptkbp:WHOStatus	targeted for eradication
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Spirurida gptkb:dracunculiasis
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Dracunculus medinensis