dracunculiasis
Findings
No curated finding names dracunculiasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) characterized by a painful burning skin lesion from which the Dracunculus medinensis parasite emerges approximately 1 year after infection resulting from consumption of unsafe drinking water containing parasite-infected copepods (Cyclops spp., microcrustacea also called water fleas).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016472), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
16 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- DiarrheaHPOHP:0002014
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Low-grade feverHPOHP:0011134
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Nausea and vomitingHPOHP:0002017
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PruritusHPOHP:0000989
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Skin rashHPOHP:0000988
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Skin ulcerHPOHP:0200042
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Subcutaneous noduleHPOHP:0001482
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ArthritisHPOHP:0001369
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- CellulitisHPOHP:0100658
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Immunologic hypersensitivityHPOHP:0100326
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Limitation of joint mobilityHPOHP:0001376
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Show the remaining 4
- Recurrent cutaneous abscess formationHPOHP:0100838
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Flexion contractureHPOHP:0001371
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- GangreneHPOHP:0100758
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- VomitingMondoHP:0002013
Where it sits
Other names
8 names
Resolves to: dracunculiasis
- Also called
- dracontiasisDracunculosisDracunculus medinensis caused disease or disorderDracunculus medinensis disease or disorderDracunculus medinensis infectious diseaseGuinea worm diseaseMedina worm diseasemedinensis