Biomaterial Database

Infectious diseases. Guinea worm eradication at risk in South Sudanese war. 2014

Martin Enserink

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004320	Dracunculiasis	Infection with nematodes of the genus Dracunculus. One or more worms may be seen at a time, with the legs and feet being the most commonly infected areas. Symptoms include pruritus, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or asthmatic attacks.	Dracunculosis,Guinea Worm Infection,Guinea Worm Disease,Disease, Guinea Worm,Diseases, Guinea Worm,Dracunculiases,Dracunculoses,Guinea Worm Diseases,Infection, Guinea Worm,Worm Disease, Guinea
D004321	Dracunculus Nematode	A genus of nematode parasites which inhabit the body cavity, serous membranes, and connective tissues of vertebrates. The parasitic species in humans is Dracunculus medinensis.	Dracunculus medinensis,Guinea Worm,Medina Worm,Dracunculus Nematodes,Dracunculus medinenses,Guinea Worms,Medina Worms,Nematode, Dracunculus,Nematodes, Dracunculus,Worm, Guinea,Worm, Medina,Worms, Guinea,Worms, Medina,medinenses, Dracunculus
D005374	Filtration	A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Filtrations
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013397	Sudan	A country in northeastern Africa. The capital is Khartoum.	Republic of the Sudan
D014857	Warfare	Methods of conducting ARMED CONFLICTS.
D014881	Water Supply	Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)	Supplies, Water,Supply, Water,Water Supplies