Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus)
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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
Infectious Dose, Incubation
Virulent Factors
Clinical Features
Symptoms
Morbidity/Mortality
Diagnosis
Treatment
Traditional
Merck
Prevention
Host Immune Response
References
Created by Tyler Potter, student of Tyrrell Conway at the University of Oklahoma.
[4] Onchocerciasis. CDC.
[5] Pearson, Richard D. "Onchocerciasis"