Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus): Difference between revisions
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[[Category:Pages edited by students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma]][[Image:OULOGOBIANCO.JPEG|thumb|400px|right|University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[http://cas.ou.edu/study-abroad/]]] [[File:Adultvolvulus.jpeg|320px|thumb|left|Picture of Adult | [[Category:Pages edited by students of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma]][[Image:OULOGOBIANCO.JPEG|thumb|400px|right|University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[http://cas.ou.edu/study-abroad/]]] [[File:Adultvolvulus.jpeg|320px|thumb|left|Picture of Adult <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> worms from the World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/apoc/media/adult_worms.JPG ]] | ||
==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ==Etiology/Bacteriology== | ||
===Taxonomy=== | ===Taxonomy=== | ||
| Domain = | | Domain = <i>Animalia</i> | ||
| Phylum = | | Phylum = <i>Nematoda</i> | ||
| Class = | | Class = <i>Secernentea</i> | ||
| Order = | | Order = <i>Spirurida</i> | ||
| Family = | | Family = <i>Onchocecidae</i> | ||
| Genus = | | Genus = <i>Onchocerca</i> | ||
| species = | | species = <i>O. volvulus</i> | ||
|'''NCBI: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=6282] | |||
Genome: <font size="2">[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Onchocerca%20volvulus]</font>'''|} | |||
===Description=== | ===Description=== | ||
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===Transmission=== | ===Transmission=== | ||
[[File:FeedingSimuliumFly.jpeg|350px|thumb|left|A known vector of | [[File:FeedingSimuliumFly.jpeg|350px|thumb|left|A known vector of <i>Onchocerca volvulus</i> the Simulium Blackfly feeds on a human. Courtesy of WHO via the Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/scientific-advances/disease/simulium-yahense/index.html ]] | ||
===Infectious Dose, Incubation=== | ===Infectious Dose, Incubation=== | ||
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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
Picture of Adult Onchocerca volvulus worms from the World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/apoc/media/adult_worms.JPG
Etiology/Bacteriology
Taxonomy
| Domain = Animalia | Phylum = Nematoda | Class = Secernentea | Order = Spirurida | Family = Onchocecidae | Genus = Onchocerca | species = O. volvulus |NCBI: [2] Genome: [3]|}
Description
Pathogenesis
Transmission
A known vector of Onchocerca volvulus the Simulium Blackfly feeds on a human. Courtesy of WHO via the Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/species-of-the-day/scientific-advances/disease/simulium-yahense/index.html
Infectious Dose, Incubation
Virulent Factors
Clinical Features
Symptoms
Morbidity/Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Traditional
Merck
Prevention
Children lead men affected by Onchocerciasis. Published in the Atlas of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases via the National Museum of Health and Medicine. https://www.flickr.com/photos/medicalmuseum/3969963699/in/album-72157622366709345/
