REMOVING A GUINEA WORM
Date
39117
Description
Patients in Savelugu, Ghana with Guinea worm, soak their hanging worms or wounds prior to their daily morning treatment at containment centers to facilitate easier removal and control the release of Guinea worm larvae.
Source
The Carter Center Office of Public Information, Health Programs
453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307
www.cartercenter.org
Citation
Credit: The Carter Center/L. Gubb, “REMOVING A GUINEA WORM,” The Global Health Chronicles, accessed December 1, 2023, https://globalhealthchronicles.org/items/show/4923.