Boiling the water kills all the organisms associated with the disease. If it cannot be boiled, filtering it through a fine filter is also very effective. Leave the treated water for at least half an hour before drinking. A vaccine to prevent the disease is not available. There is no real treatment but sometimes the worm is surgically removed before the wound begins to swell.
Victims usually wrap it around a small stick.
Lesions must be well taken for to avoid infections. If these do occur, they may be treated with antibiotics. Both are serious illnesses. The latter can appear as fragile organisms or as resistant cysts. The cysts pose the biggest threat because they're not easily destroyed.