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Dracunculiasis in oral and maxillofacial surgery
Dracunculiasis, otherwise known as guinea worm disease (GWD), is caused by infection with the nematode Dracunculus medinensis. This nematode is transmitted to humans exclusively via contaminated drinking water. The transmitting vectors are Cyclops copepods (water fleas), which are tiny free-swimming...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4860382/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27162746 http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.2.67 |