https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva Guinea Worm en-us 2017-04-04 12:26:57 UTC 2023-02-08 16:51:23 UTC hello@padlet.com kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164597266 The guinea worm is a worm that is known as the "Neglected Tropical Disease", it is caused by drinking unsafe water https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/index.html]]> 2017-04-04 12:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164597266 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164598333 The disease affects poor communities in certain parts of Africa, however, there is no vaccine or a type of treatment to prevent this disease. https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/index.html
 ]]> 2017-04-04 12:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164598333 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164600727 There's not a whole lot we can do but drink safe water and spread the word/info about the guinea worms. Bore- hole and dug wells, also springs that include protective walls can help prevent the worms affecting the water.
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/prevent.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164600727 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164602047 Some people will use a pipe as a filter if they are not near any filtered water and must drink water that is unsafe https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/prevent.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164602047 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164603473 In 1986 there were 3.5 million cases of the disease. In 2015 there were only 22 cases with the help of the "Guinea Worm Eradication Program" https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/epi.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164603473 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164605100 1) you drink the unsafe water that contain copepods that are affected with larvae
2) copepods die, larvae is released once they penetrate the intestinal  wall and host stomach they enter the cavity
3) males die (worms) and females enter tissue near the surface of the skin
4) 1 year after the infection the female then begins to induce blister on the skin  then soon ruptures. Once the lesion has contact with water the human may then feel pain which the female then releases larvae
5) larvae ingested by copepod
6)infected larvae after 2 weeks and the last part is the copepods close the cycle
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/biology.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164605100 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164609166 The female guinea worm can be 70-120 cm And its also one of the longest nematodes that affects people
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/biology.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164609166 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164609672 The male can be about  2 cm
https://web.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2001/dracunculiasis/DRACUNCULIASIS.html]]> 2017-04-04 13:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164609672 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164848373 If you get a guinea worm after the infection (1) you should put the body part where the blisters are in a container of water to persuade the worm to come out (2) clean the wound (3)  slowly pull the worm out. This could take days because the worm could be a meter in length and you don't want to break it
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/treatment.html]]> 2017-04-05 12:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164848373 kierra_mullinax763 https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164849455 The scientific name for Guinea worm is "Dracunculiasis" the scientific name for the parasite that causes the infection is  known as "Dracunculus medinensis"
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/guineaworm/gen_info/faqs.html]]> 2017-04-05 12:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kierra_mullinax763/lnejjc40gtva/wish/164849455