Sunday 7 April 2024

River Blindness

 

                                                             Onchocerciasis: River Blindness


Transmission Concentrated In Central Africa And Latin America



2 nd Leading Infectious Cause Of Blindness InWorld




Mode Of Transmission

Bite Of An Infected Simulium Blackfly




Infection Is Caused By The Parasite Onchocerca Volvulus



Cycle Of Transmission




Features Of Onchocerca Volvulus



Onchocerciasis Elimination Programme




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