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 ...
People with river blindness usually have a poor quality of life. Even after treatment, people with river blindness may have shortened life expectancy because of onchocerciasis‐relatedepilepsyorcompromised immunity. Vision problems can also make it difficult for the affected people to get enough food, ...
Onchocerciasis is transmitted through the bite of an infectious blackfly and can be prevented through proper environmental sanitation, hygiene practices and safe water supply to reduce breeding sites for blackfly. Schistosomiasis is transmitted through worms in human faeces from larvae in fresh water snail...
The repeated application of cool wet compresses to the blisters followed by evaporation of the water can be soothing and speed healing. Treatment with steroids creams or even oral steroids may be required in severe cases. Once a person is allergic, this is permanent; it is important to avoid ...
On the other hand, complications common to both diabetes and some tropical infections might provide an opportunity for shared services—for example, for eye health (trachoma and onchocerciasis), ulcer care (leprosy), or renal support (schistosomiasis). More research about the interaction of diabetes...
immitis with current treatment strategies.doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.008R.K. PrichardElsevier B.V.Veterinary ParasitologyPrichard RK. Is anthelmintic resistance a concern for heartworm control? What can we learn from the human filariasis control programs? Vet Parasitol 2005; 133: 243-53....
Ivermectin, sold under the brand name Stromectol among others, is a medication that is used to treat parasite infestations. In humans, this includes head lice, scabies, river blindness (onchocerciasis), strongyloidiasis, trichuriasis, ascariasis, and lymphatic filariasis. 2 Avermectin The avermectin...
It is the aim of the World Health Organisation to eliminate soil-transmitted helminths (STH) as a health problem in children. To this end, the goal is to increase anthelmintic treatment coverage for soil transmitted helminths to reach 75 % in pre-sc
This cadre, in theory, is supposed to provide treatment or referral for anyone who comes from the community with eye complaints. They are expected to serve as the frontline in providing eye care, in addition to their other duties such as providing immunization, malaria, maternal child health, ...
Serious adverse events following treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control: a review of reported cases This paper presents a summary of reported cases of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) following treatment with Mectizan® (ivermectin, Merck, Sharpe & Dohme) in onchocerciasis mass treatment pro...