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

Description

Pathogenesis

Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References