onchocerciasis
IPA: ɑŋkoʊtʃˈɛrsˈiʌsɪs
noun
- (pathology) 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.
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Examples of "onchocerciasis" in Sentences
- Onchocerciasis is a neglected tropical disease.
- It has been used in the treatment of onchocerciasis.
- Sowda is a cutaneous condition, a localized type of onchocerciasis.
- Other possible causes of chorioretinitis are syphilis and onchocerciasis.
- Onchocerciasis is the world's second leading infectious cause of blindness.
- Onchocerciasis is one of the leading infectious causes of blindness worldwide.
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