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| Domain | Definition |
Health | 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. (references) |
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Health | Dracunculiasis now occurs only in 13 countries in Africa. (references) | |
The clinical presentation of dracunculiasis is so typical, and well known to the local population, that it does not need laboratory confirmation. (references) | ||
An ongoing eradication campaign has dramatically reduced the incidence of dracunculiasis, which is now restricted to rural, isolated areas in a narrow belt of African countries and Yemen. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dracunculiasis | 5 |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-i-i-l-n-r-s-s-u-u" | |
-5 letters: acidurias, anacrusis, ascidians, auriculas, canicular, cardinals, circadian, dulcianas, sialidans. | |
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HTML Code (1990) (references)D R A C U N C U L I A S I S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0052 0041 0043 0055 004E 0043 0055 004C 0049 0041 0053 0049 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3852353755483755464335534353 |
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