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Onchocerciasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Onchocerciasis is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted through the bites of infected blackflies of Simulium species, which carry immature larval forms of the parasite from human to human.
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Onchocerciasis is the world’s second leading infectious cause of blindness. Rarely life-threatening, the disease causes chronic suffering and severe disability. In Africa, it constitutes a serious obstacle to socioeconomic development.
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Overview: Onchocerciasis is an infection caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. Humans acquire onchocerciasis through the bite of Simulium blackflies.1, 2, 3 Because the fly develops and breeds in flowing water, onchocerciasis is commonly found along ... ... Onchocerciasis is endemic in Africa, Yemen, and in small...
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Overview: Onchocerciasis is an insidious nonfatal filarial disease that has caused blindness, lifelong human suffering, and grave socioeconomic problems. Onchocerciasis is a cause of clinical and epidemiological burden of skin disease in Africa. ... The classic lesion of onchocerciasis is the onchocercoma, a firm,
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Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is infection with the roundworm Onchocerca volvulus. It causes itching, a rash, sometimes with scarring, as well as eye symptoms that may lead to blindness.
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In what parts of the world am I more likely to get onchocerciasis? ... How is onchocerciasis spread? ... Who is most at risk for onchocerciasis?
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Learn about River Blindness and its public health significance. ... River Blindness, or onchocerciasis (On-kough-sir-KY-A-sis) is caused by a parasitic worm and is spread by the bite of an infected blackfly. Multiple infectious bites are necessary for a person to get the disease.
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