Onchocerciasis (Onchocerca volvulus)

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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

Description

Pathogenesis

Clinical Features

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Host Immune Response

References