All fo the following statements regarding Dracunculiasis are true except -
- drancunculiasis is caused by drancunculus medinensis. - temperature ourable is 25-30degC and will not develop below 19degC. Thus diseases is limited to tropical and subtropical regions. - India was declared free of guineaworm disease and the last case repoed was in July 1996. -reservoir of infection is infected person. Animal reservoir is may exist but not yet proved. - humans are definitive host and Cyclops are the intermediate host. - no drug cures the infection but metronidazole can be used to limit infection. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no :245 <\p>
India has eradicated this disease
Niridazole prevents transmission of the disease
The disease is limited to tropical and subtropical regions
No animal reservoir has been approved
Communicable diseases