Dracunculiasis and Infestation

Dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis noun - A painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin.
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Infestation and dracunculiasis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infestation" instead a noun "Dracunculiasis".

Infestation

Infestation noun - The state of being invaded or overrun by parasites.

Dracunculiasis and infestation are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Dracunculiasis" with "Infestation", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: infested, infesting
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