Associations to the word «Onchocerciasis»

Wiktionary

ONCHOCERCIASIS, noun. (medicine) A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.

Dictionary definition

ONCHOCERCIASIS, noun. Infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America.

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