noun
- Plural of dracunculiasis; infections caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis, transmitted through contaminated drinking water.
Usage: medical; technical; plural form
Examples
- Dracunculiases remain endemic in parts of sub-Saharan Africa despite global eradication efforts.
- The WHO has documented significant reductions in dracunculiases cases over the past two decades.
- Public health campaigns focus on preventing dracunculiases through access to clean drinking water.
- Dracunculiases cause severe pain and disability in affected populations.
- Treatment of dracunculiases typically involves careful extraction of the adult worm over several weeks.