CDC: River Blindness
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Description: Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
CDC 24/7: Saving Lives. Protecting People.â„¢ Onchocerciasis, or River Blindness, is a . It is transmitted through repeated bites by blackflies of the genus . The disease is called River Blindness because the blackfly that transmits the infection lives and breeds near fast-flowing streams and rivers and the infection can result in blindness. In addition to visual impairment or blindness, onchocerciasis causes skin disease, including nodules under the skin or debilitating itching. Worldwide onchocerciasis is second only to trachoma as an infectious cause of blindness.
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| Page title: | CDC - Onchocerciasis |
| Keywords: | onchocerciasis, river blindness, |
| Description: | Education and information about Onchocerciasis, also known as River Blindness, including fact sheets, information for special groups, prevention and control, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment. |
| IP-address: | 88.221.132.174 |
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| WHOIS | Status: ACTIVE |
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