Guinea worm disease

1. We have two such initiatives under way: for polio and for guinea worm disease.
   我们正在开展这样的两项行动：针对脊髓灰质炎和麦地那龙线虫病。
2. Dracunculiasis, also called guinea worm disease, will be the first disease eradicated not by a vaccine, but by health education and behaviour change;
   麦地那龙线虫病又称作几内亚线虫病，将成为首个不用疫苗，而是通过健康教育和行为改变得以消灭的疾病；
3. You will be considering reports on two of these opportunities: the eradication of polio and the eradication of guinea worm disease.
   你们将审议的报告涉及这些机会中的两个：根除脊髓灰质炎和根除麦地那龙线虫病。
4. For guinea worm disease, the report gives an estimate of the funding needed to finish the job.
   关于麦地那龙线虫病，报告估计了完成任务所需的资金。

noun

1. 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

   Synonym:    Guinea wormdracunculiasis