Tag: Onchocerciasis
Filariasis
Filariasis are tissue helminth infections caused by nematodes, wired.
Human transmission takes place via an insect vector, during a sting.
The major pathogenic species are shown...
Ocular Diseases (Onchocerciasis, Loase, pterygium, cataracts)
Onchocerciasis (river blindness)
Eye injuries, due to the presence of microfilariae in the eye, usually occur in adulthood and progress to blindness in the absence...
