Dracunculus

Only helminthic parasite transmitted solely through water

• Dracunculus

• Ascaris

• Enterobius

• Nector

• Trichina

Usually occurs during drought were everyone is forced to drink from the same stagnant water supplies or pay for well

• Dracunculus

• Ascaris

• Enterobius

• Nector

• Trichina

What are the conditions to be met before D. medinensis can complete its life cycle?

• Skin - water contact

• Water must be from a stagnant water

• Microcrustacean (copepod)

• Water must be drank

• Water must be flowing

Diagnosis of Dracunculus

• local blister worm

• larvae

• calcified worms

• outline of the worm under the skin

• infected people can feel the worm moving towards the surface of the skin

Drug therapy for Dracunculus

• Albendazole

• Mebendazole

• Praziquantel

• Pyrantel pamoate

Reduces the swelling of the Dracunculiasis

• Anthelminthic

• Anti-inflammatory

• Antibacterial

• Antibiotic

_ of the adult Guinea Worm by rolling it a few centimeters per day usually takes weeks or months depending on how long the worm is

Exposing area to _ water helps remove worm faster

• hot

• cold

• lukewarm

Infection does not make a person immune from Dracunculiasis

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Reinfection can still occur