European Doctor Treating African Man Infected by and Being Treated for Guinea Worm, Dracunculiasis medinensis. The doctor extracts the worm by winding it around a stick which may be the origin of the medical symbol of the Rod of Asclepius. (Engraving 1879)

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Location: Africa
Photo credit: © Chris Hellier / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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