Onchocerciasis WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Onchocerciasis and compiled helpful research notes below.
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Research Notes on Onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis is an eye and skin disease caused by the filarial parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of the blackfly. This disease, also known as river blindness, has been prevalent in West Africa.
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: River Blindness
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
