dracunculiasis

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Guinea worm disease
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Dracunculus_medinensis
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Africa
South Asia (historically)
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:incubationPeriod about 1 year
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:The_Carter_Center
gptkbp:prevention water filtration
safe drinking water
gptkbp:publicHealthEffort Guinea Worm Eradication Program
gptkbp:status near eradication
gptkbp:symptom fever
nausea
vomiting
painful skin blister
gptkbp:transmission contaminated water
gptkbp:treatment manual removal of worm
gptkbp:vectorFor Cyclops (water flea)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NTDs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label dracunculiasis