ID#: 8214
Caption:
This image depicts the subcutaneous emergence of a female Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis, from the dorsum of a Guinea worm disease (GWD) sufferer’s left foot, on the proximal surface of the second toe. The white, spaghetti-like worm was slowly being pulled from the wound. Before the worm emerges, a blister develops on the skin. This blister causes a very painful burning sensation and within 24-72 hours, ruptures. Once the worm emerges from the wound, it can only be pulled out a few centimeters each day, and wrapped around a small stick, or piece of gauze. Sometimes a worm can be pulled out completely, within a few days, but this process often takes weeks.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ The Carter Center
Creation Date: 2001
Photo Credit: E. Staub
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