01219nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653002400051653001100075653001600086653001900102653001500121653001200136653001200148100001400160700001500174700001300189700001300202700001500215245009800230300000900328490000700337520059500344022001400939       1993                            d10aSkin10aMedicine, Ayurvedic10aHumans10aGuinea worm10aDracunculiasis10aDisability10aAnimals10aAbscess1 aRohde J E1 aSharma B L1 aPatton H1 aDeegan C1 aSherry J M00aSurgical extraction of guinea worm: disability reduction and contribution to disease control.  a71-60 v483 a<p>Surgical extraction of Guinea worm prior to eruption through the skin has long been performed by traditional healers in India. Using modern aseptic techniques under local anesthesia, unerupted worms can be completely and painlessly removed in several minutes. As a result, the average number of working days lost due to a single worm is reduced from three weeks or more to three days. In the field, the procedure results not only in a dramatic decrease in Guinea worm associated disability, but also in an improvement in detecting cases, and appears to reduce disease transmission.</p>
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