All the following are true regarding Dracunculiasis, EXCEPT:: (A) The parasites reach adulthood by 6 months, (B) Control of cyclops help in the spread of the disease, (C) Mebendazole and niridazole are effective in preventing the transmission of the disease, (D) No effective vaccines are available to prevent the disease
Answer is C. Dracunculiasis has no diagnostic test for preclinical detection, no vaccine to immune at risk community and no drug to kill any stage of the parasite. The parasites reach adulthood by about 9 - 12 months. Ref: Park, Edition 21, Page - 223