onchocerciasis
Noun
Meaning
infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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river blindness
comet
parasite
pinworm
fluke
tapeworm
nematode
roundworm
schistosomiasis
hookworm
infestation
helminth
filariasis
whipworm
Ascaris
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More than 99% of people affected by the illness worldwide live in 31 countries therein. citation In response, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) was launched in 1995 with the aim of controlling the disease.