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onchocerciasis
Summary
- Synonym
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- Infection by Onchocerca volvulus
- Onchocerca volvulus infection
- volvulosis
- Definition
- A filariasis that involves parasitic infection caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of a blackfly of the genus Simulium. The worms spread throughout the body and, when they die, cause intense itching and a strong immune system response that can destroy nearby tissue. The symptoms include pruritus, dermatitis, blindness, onchocercomata (subcutaneous nodules), and lymphadenopathy.
- Super Class
- filariasis
External Links
- Disease Ontology
- DOID:11678
- Mondo Disease Ontology
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