global health historyUsing a historical case study of the World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO)'s Onchocerciasis Control Programme (OCP, 1972–2002), I explore how success is conceptualised in global h
Along with severe itching and skin lesions, Onchocerciasis can cause blindness due to damage to the optic nerve Macular degeneration Macular degeneration is a progressive eye disease that affects the macula, the part of the retina responsible for central vision. Affecting one or both eyes, dry ...
Onchocerciasis — commonly called river blindness — is aparasitic infectioncommon in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s the second most common cause of infectious blindness globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) regards onchocerciasis as one of the neglected tropical diseases — or NTDs. Though they ...
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin disease caused by the return of a chickenpox infection from latently infected nerve cells in the spinal cord or brain. It begins as a painful sensation which is often mistaken for a musculoskeletal injury or even a heart attack. It is soon ...
This is common in people who are seriously ill from COVID. Medication, a misfiring immune system, low blood pressure, and conditions you had before you got the virus can all contribute to this. No Symptoms? Some studies show that up to 40% of people with COVID-19 are "asymptomatic." ...
On the other hand, complications common to both diabetes and some tropical infections might provide an opportunity for shared services鈥攆or example, for eye health (trachoma and onchocerciasis), ulcer care (leprosy), or renal support (schistosomiasis). More research about the interaction of ...
Associations of the disease with malnutrition and with onchocerciasis have been documented, but remain inconclusive. Still, no underlying cause or cure has been established. Why does my body randomly shudder? Myoclonus is a symptom found in a wide range of neurological diseases as well as some ...
Disease-specific issues In the past, there was much focus on infectious eye diseases in SSA, such as trachoma, onchocerciasis, and vitamin A deficiency; these are conditions that can and should be prevented by community-based public health measures. Prevention of these does not require much, if...
Onchocerciasis, also called river blindness, is caused by infection of the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus, which is found in the Middle East, Africa, Central America, and South America. The worm is transferred through the bite of an infected blackfly, and the larva burrow through the skin...
Onchocerciasis is a devastating African parasitical disease that causes severe debilitation and intense itching. By the time its victims are in their late ... T Rahimi Pordanjani,A Mohammadzade Ebrahimi 被引量: 1发表: 2015年 From Market to Commitment: A New Inter-firm Relationship in the North...