"If the children born during the treatment period test negative, we can confirm that transmission is no longer occurring in those areas” ...

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the blindness caused by the worm called Onchocerca volvulus is among the most neglected tropical diseases. “When these blood-sucking blackflies bite ...

A recent world inventory lists 2,424 species of Simuliidae, of which at least 27 species or species complexes are known to transmit Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent of the disease in humans.

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There’s many other risk factors for skin cancer, including but not limited to: A family history of skin cancer, tanning bed use, chronic inflammation, and having a weakened immune function, says ...

If someone has glass skin, the texture is shiny, and just like glass, this skin is near translucent, appearing poreless. Glass skin was popularized between 2017 to 2018, according to Choi.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be ...

Press Release - The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in ...

Moxidectin tablets for oral use is prescribed to treat onchocerciasis or river blindness in patients aged 12 years and above caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.

Onchocerca volvulus can cause onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness. This disease causes severe itching and bumps under the skin. If the infection is severe, it can lead to keratitis ...