The guinea worm is the largest of the parasites that can affect humans. The adult female can carry around 3 million eggs and can get up to 600-800 mm in length, as well as 2 mm in diameter. It can cause the parasitic infection, dracunculiasis, which is most commonly known as Guinea worm disease. The parasite moves through the subcutaneous tissues of the infected victim and up to the surface of the skin. About a year after initial infection, the guinea worm produces a blister on the skin, typically the feet, and then