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infected drinking water, the pathogen called dracunculiasis -- meaning "affection with little dragons".

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What worm causes grotesque swelling of the legs and is in Southeast Asia?

I think you mean the guinea worm disease. Another term for this disease is Dracunculiasis. It develops in the subcutaneous tissue of mammals and has been reported in humans, dogs, horses, cats, cattle and others in Africa and Asia. The worm is acquired by drinking stagnated water contaminated with the guinea worm larvae.


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