Definition. Dracunculiasis is a nematode (parasitic worm) infection caused by the guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. It is also known as guinea worm disease (GWD). It has become a very rare infection due to various eradication campaigns globally over the past quarter of a century.uinea worm disease is an infection by the Dracunculus mediensis nematode. The disease is known as dracunculiasis. The parasite has to complete its life cycle in a human hosts and copepods (water fleas). Humans ingest infested copepods incidentally when drinking contaminated water.
personal view definition, personal view meaning | English dictionary. personal. n a newspaper column containing personal messages, advertisements by charities, requests for friendship, holiday companions, etc. n a small inexpensive computer used in word processing, playing computer games, etc.
A comprehensive world view or worldview is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the entirety of the individual or society's knowledge and point of view. A world view can include natural philosophy; fundamental, existential, and normative postulates; or themes, values, emotions, and ethics. The term is a calque of the German word Weltanschauung [ËvÉlt.ÊanËÊaÊ.ÊÅ], composed of Welt ('world') and Anschauung ('view' or 'outlook').