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When the eyes are involved it can result in blindness
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onchocerciasis
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n. (context medicine English) A disease caused by a worm of the genus (taxlink Onchocerca genus noshow=1), especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.
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onchocerciasis \onchocerciasis\ n. (Med.) An infection with nematodes of the genus Onchocerca , especially Onchocerca volvulus . Untreated, such infections can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced cases may lead to blindness. In certain ...
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n. infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America [syn: river blindness ]
Wikipedia
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Onchocerciasis , also known as river blindness and Robles disease , is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus . Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness . It is the second most common cause ...
Usage examples of onchocerciasis.
In Africa itself, large areas of potential croplands had been abandoned because of tiny biting black flies, carriers of onchocerciasis, or river blindness.
The hovering flies were likely carriers of onchocerciasis (river blindness).