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Results 1 - 10 of 15 for Onchocerciasis
  1. Ivermectin 
    ... the intestines). Ivermectin is also used to control onchocerciasis (river blindness; infection with a type of roundworm ... killing the worms in the intestines. It treats onchocerciasis by killing the developing worms. Ivermectin does not ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a607069.html - Drugs and Supplements
  2. About Onchocerciasis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Onchocerciasis, or river blindness, is a skin and eye disease caused by a microscopic parasitic worm.
    https://www.cdc.gov/filarial-worms/about/onchocerciasis.html - External Health Links
  3. Onchocerciasis (World Health Organization)  
    Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is ...
    https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/onchocerciasis - External Health Links
  4. Children (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Parasitic Diseases/Children ... Parasitic Diseases ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Parasitic infection or infestation can occur in children of all ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/children - External Health Links
  5. Alphabetical Index of Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Parasitic Diseases/Start Here ... Parasitic Diseases ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Parasitic Diseases A–Z Index: More information about specific ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/listing - External Health Links
  6. Neglected Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Human Genome Research Institute)  
    Health Disparities/Specifics ... Health Disparities ... National Human Genome Research Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Neglected diseases are conditions ...
    https://www.genome.gov/FAQ/Neglected-Diseases - External Health Links
  7. Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection) (World Health Organization)  
    Mycobacterial Infections/Specifics ... Mycobacterial Infections ... World Health Organization ... WHO fact sheet on Buruli ulcer providing key facts, definition, scope, ...
    https://www.who.int/...ruli-ulcer-(mycobacterium-ulcerans-infection) - External Health Links
  8. Global Health (National Library of Medicine)  
    The spread of a disease doesn't stop at a country's borders. With more people living in crowded cities and traveling to other countries, it's easier for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/globalhealth.html - Health Topics
  9. Skin Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are skin infections? Your skin is your body's largest organ. It has many different functions, including covering and protecting your body. It helps ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/skininfections.html - Health Topics
  10. Trichinosis 
    ... Tissue nematodes including trichinellosis, dracunculiasis, filariasis, loiasis, and onchocerciasis. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000631.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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