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Guinea Worm.
This parasite is found only in tropical regions, especially on the
western coast of Africa. It finds its way into the skin of the feet
and legs of individuals who walk barefoot over swampy ground and
in shallow streams. A small vesicle forms on the foot or leg, and
finally bursts, giving exit to a number of small worms ; these are
the young brood, the mother remaining in the tissue just under the
skin. This adult worm is from six inches to five or six feet long,
and a twelfth of an inch broad - it is said that the natives remove
the worm by seizing the end of it and winding it round a stick,
windlass fashion; or a little weight is attached to the worm, which
is thus gradually drawn out of the skin. The disease is a long,
tedious and painful one, though fortunately rare outside of the
tropics.
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