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Afrikaans: Volwassenes wat weens onkoserkiase verblind is word hier deur kinders begelei. In sekere streke van Wes-Afrika is onkoserkiase 'n meer algemene oorsaak van blindheid as tragoom. In sekere gehuggies word algemeen opgemerk hoe kinders as gidse vir blinde volwassenes optree. In areas met hoë endemie kan die blindheidskoers by mans oor 40 jaar tot oor die 40% wees. Onkoserkiase is 'n oog- en velsiekte wat deur 'n parasitiese wurm (Onchocerca volvulus) veroorsaak word en deur die byte van swartmuggie-wyfies (Simulium spesies) oorgedra word. Die parasiet veroorsaak letsels en onhoudbare gejeuk in die vel en oë. Gebrek aan behandeling of herhaalde blootstelling het blindheid en velletsels tot gevolg. Onkoserkiase staan ook as rivierblindheid bekend omdat die swartmuggies wat dit oordra naby vinnigvloeiende water lewe en voortplant. Die siekte word oorwegend in Afrika en Suid-Amerika aangetref, en is as 'n Versaakte Tropiese Siekte geklassifiseer. Dit veroorsaak ernstige siekte by meer as een miljard mense wêreldwyd, en veral by verarmdes en kinders, volgens die Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Kyk ook [1].
English: Adults blinded by onchocerciasis (MIS 68-04062), National Museum of Health and Medicine
Description: Adults blinded by onchocerciasis (river blindness) being guided by young children. "In certain regions of West Africa, onchocerciasis is a more important cause of blindness than trachoma. In some villages it is common to see young children leading blind adults; in highly endemic areas the blindness rate in men over 40 years may be 40% or higher." from the "Atlas of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases," p. 373. Image from the World Health Organization (WHO). This image was used to illustrate "Pathology of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases: An Atlas," by Chapman H. Binford and Daniel H. Connor. Onchocerciasis is an eye and skin disease caused by a parasitic worm and transmitted by the bites of blackflies. The parasite will cause lesions and terrible itching of the skin and eyes. Lack of treatment or repeated exposure can cause blindness and disfiguring skin diseases. Onchocerciasis is known as “river blindness” because the blackflies that transmit it live and breed near fast-flowing bodies of water. The disease is most prevalent in Africa and South America and has been classified as a Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) - diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally, usually the very poor and especially children – by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Date: unknown Photo ID: MIS 68-04062 Source collection: OHA 233.05: Medical Illustration Service Library, Atlas of Tropical and Extraordinary Diseases Series Repository: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives Rights: No known restrictions upon publication, physical copy retained by National Museum of Health and Medicine. Publication and high resolution image requests should be directed to the NMHM (<a href="http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/" rel="nofollow">www.medicalmuseum.mil/</a>) |
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