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What is this disease?
What causes it?
How do people get it?
Treatment/Prevention
Eradication efforts
OUTLINE
Guinea coast of West Africa in the 1600’s
DRACUNCULIASIS IS A PARASITIC INFECTION KNOWN AS “GUINEA WORM DISEASE”
Prevent people with emerging worms from entering ponds/wells used for drinking
PREVENTION KEY: A CLEAN WATER SOURCE
THE CARTER CENTER IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE
"Ultimately, the work of The Carter Center is about helping people achieve better opportunities and watching hope take root where it languished before.“
—Jimmy Carter
SOURCES
•http://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/mini_site/index.html •http://www.pri.org/health/global-health/eradicating-guinea-worm-disease1933.html•http://cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/full/15/2/223•http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7768871.stm•http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/997617-overview•http://www.medic8.com/infectious-diseases/dracunculiasis.htm
PICTURE SOURCEShttp://www.cartercenter.org/resources/images/health/guinea_worm/GW-life-cycle-8-09.JPG http://allhealthcare.monster.com/nfs/allhealthcare/attachment_images/0003/2063/capt.43416895540544fbadabcaff1c5e89f5.guinea_worm_ny108_crop380w.jpg?1228525776http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_5882_images/1205080938_M_Guinea+worm_jar_350.jpghttp://www.usaid.gov/press/frontlines/fl_feb05/images/Millions-Saved-Guinea-worm-.jpghttp://www.zimbio.com/Guinea+Worm+Disease/articles/nOudWCHMc_W/Guinea+Worm+Pictureshttp://www.cartercenter.org/health/guinea_worm/mini_site/gallery.htmlhttp://kcm.co.kr/bethany/c_maps/guinea-1.gifhttp://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2009/TadHenry_Dracumculiasis/images/untitled.jpg