Onchocerciasis (River Blindness): eMedicine Dermatology

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Onchocerciasis (River Blindness): eMedicine Dermatology

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Overview: Onchocerciasis is a common, chronic, multisystemic disease caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. The disease characteristically includes dermatologic, lymphatic, ophthalmologic, and systemic manifestations. Human transmission of the disease is caused by a bite from the intermediate ...

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Tags: Dermatology, Blindness, Disease and Condition, Ophthalmology

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Onchocerciasis is a common, chronic, multisystemic disease caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus. Learn more. http://bit.ly/9K0hwD

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