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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:healthcare_organization
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gptkbp:affects
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:case_types
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few hundred annually
millions in the 1980s
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gptkbp:caused_by
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gptkb:Dracunculus_medinensis
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gptkbp:collaborations
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necessary for success
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gptkbp:community_impact
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disability
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gptkbp:controls
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gptkb:The_Carter_Center
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gptkbp:coordinates
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copepods
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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stigma
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gptkbp:current_use
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secondary infections
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gptkbp:disease_resistance
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ingestion of contaminated water
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:Africa
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gptkbp:economic_impact
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loss of productivity
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gptkbp:end_of_life
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low
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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in the 16th century
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gptkbp:future_plans
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complete eradication
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gptkbp:has_education
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important for prevention
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gptkbp:healthcare
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:historical_event
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similar to smallpox
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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eradication efforts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Guinea worm disease
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gptkbp:incubation_period
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about one year
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gptkbp:is_popular_in
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declining
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gptkbp:is_protected_by
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drinking clean water
filtering water
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gptkbp:larval_stage
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develop in copepods
white and thread-like
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gptkbp:length
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up to 1 meter
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gptkbp:lifespan
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requires water for larval stage
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gptkbp:outcome
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requires community involvement
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gptkbp:political_position
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supporting eradication efforts
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gptkbp:public_awareness
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ongoing
critical for prevention
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gptkbp:research
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ongoing
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gptkbp:research_focus
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vaccine development
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gptkbp:social_responsibility
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visual inspection
other neglected tropical diseases
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gptkbp:successor
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target for eradication
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gptkbp:symptoms
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nausea
pain
pain relief
several weeks
diarrhea
blister on the skin
emerge after infection
painful blister
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gptkbp:transmission
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contaminated water
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gptkbp:treatment
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no specific medication
removal of the worm
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Carter_Center's_Global_Health_Initiatives
gptkb:Guinea_Worm_Disease_Eradication_Program
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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