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worm (werm) 1. any of the soft-bodied, naked, elongated invertebrates of the phyla Annelida, Acanthocephala, Aschelminthes, and Platyhelminthes. 2. vermis. flat worm any of the Platyhelminthes. guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis. heart worm heartworm. round worm nematode. spinyheaded worm , thorny-headed worm an individual of the phylum Acanthocephala.
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| When villagers drink unfiltered water from a pond, they also gulp down the worm-infected fleas, says Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, technical director of the Carter Center's Guinea Worm Eradication Program. The fourth and final initiative was the "Days and Zones of Tranquility," under which both sides would allow government and non-governmental organization personnel to vaccinate people and animals against polio, rinderpest and guinea worm in southern Sudan. role in the World Health Organization's worldwide campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease. |
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