1. Guinea worm disease is likely to become the first parasitic disease to be globally eradicated. 2. A female Guinea Worm can grow up to three feet!
3. After mating, male Guinea worms die inside the host.
4. The name dracunculiasis is derived from Latin, meaning "affliction with little dragons”.
5. Guinea worm has been found in calcified Egyptian
3. After mating, male Guinea worms die inside the host.
4. The name dracunculiasis is derived from Latin, meaning "affliction with little dragons”.
5. Guinea worm has been found in calcified Egyptian