Guinea worm, formally called Dracunculus medinensis, is a type of nematode that’s long been a thorn in our sides, likely having been documented as far back as Biblical times.Its complicated life ...

Guinea worm disease, caused by the parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis, has been the focus of an ambitious global eradication programme since the 1980s. Transmission typically occurs through ...

Nematode Resurrected By Scientists After Being Frozen For 46,000 Years—It Suggests Melting Permafrost Could Release New Disease-Causing Bacteria. ByWilliam Skipworth. Follow Author.