Case 195. Reference case 195A

　 　 　 　
　 Dracunculosis in Niger. Gross findings of a coiled subcutaneous worm in the leg of a 18 y-o female. 　
　 　 　 　

　

 　 Severe pain restricts the labor and results in a big ecomonic damage to the society. Patients enter the water to relieve the pain, when the Guinea worm releases microfilariae into the water.