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06-07-2009, 04:02 PM
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Pictures of Dracunculus Medinensis or "Guinea Worms"
"Dracunculiasis is a disease caused by the parasitic worm Dracunculus medinensis or "Guinea worm". This worm is the largest of the tissue parasites affecting human. The parasite migrates through the victim's subcutaneous tissues causing severe pain especially when it occurs in the joints. The worm eventually emerges (from the feet in 90% of the cases), causing an intensely painful oedema, a blister and the an ulcer accompanied by fever, nausea and vomiting." "People get infected with Guinea worm disease by drinking water contaminated with Dracunculus larvae. In the water, the larvae are swallowed by small copepods ("water fleas"). The worms mature inside the water flea and become infective in about 10 days. Once the worms have matured inside the water flea, any person who swallows contaminated water becomes infected." "After a year, the worm will migrate to the surface of the body. As the worm migrates, a blister develops on the skin where the worm will emerge. This blister will eventually rupture, causing a very painful burning sensation. For relief, persons will immerse the affected skin into water. The temperature change causes the blister to erupt, exposing the worm. When someone with a Guinea worm ulcer enters the water, the adult female emerges from the wound and releases a milky white liquid containing millions of immature worms into the water, thus contaminating the water supply."  ·  ·  · |
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06-07-2009, 05:14 PM
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Re: Pictures of Dracunculus Medinensis or "Guinea Worms"
 Oh my, I think I am not going to any country with that... 'faints'
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06-10-2009, 03:55 PM
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Re: Pictures of Dracunculus Medinensis or "Guinea Worms"
A couple of years ago on the Bob and Tom Show, the news story came up about Baby Jessica getting married. Chick McGee, in a burst of brilliance, reckoned that she was probably on city water now. My grandparents had well water and it was probably chock full of heavy metals and toxic runoff but to this day I can still remember the way it tasted and how good it was. |
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06-10-2009, 04:22 PM
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Re: Pictures of Dracunculus Medinensis or "Guinea Worms"
Word of advice, never drink well water when you live within 20 miles of a military installation that's more than 20 years old. Back in the day, they didn't give a shit how they disposed of materials. They thought burying it was a great solution so you have the opportunity for stuff like fuels, chemicals, and other nasty shit to leech into the ground water.
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06-10-2009, 04:33 PM
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Re: Pictures of Dracunculus Medinensis or "Guinea Worms"
firedog - We all (my family) did and there were some Cold War era bunkers also, so I would hang out with friends in them after school and play Dungeons and Dragons. about a couple months after first going there, I started feeling shitty. turns out I had 167ppm lead in my body. good times, though.
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