Trachoma, caused by infection with conjunctival strains of Chlamydia trachomatis, is the most common infectious cause of blindness. This Primer summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology and ...
Chlamydia trachomatis is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness, and has been documented in Egypt for over 3,000 ...
This PrimeView highlights the mechanisms and pathophysiology of trachoma and summarizes the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of this disease. It accompanies the Primer on this topic by Solomon ...
India declared free of Trachoma by WHO, says PM Modi; here's what you need to know about the disease
In the latest episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has been declared Trachoma-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). He also spoke in lengths about International ...
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 169, No. 3 (Mar., 1994), pp. 680-683 (4 pages) The role of delayed hypersensitivity in the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis was studied in the ...
Trachoma is an infection of the eyes by Chlamydia trachomatis and is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Although the control over trachoma is very well in developed nations, in overcrowded ...
Normally, when we think of blindness, we tend to think of cataracts, glaucoma, or retinal diseases. There is another one, less spoken of but just as disabling, that starts with something as harmless ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the eighth country in WHO’s African Region to reach this important ...
Trachoma, an infectious keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is a leading cause of preventable blindness in developing countries. In this study we compared oral azithromycin with ...
The pain is so intense that people don’t dare blink. To do so could mean scraping away what little sight they have left. Instead, they resort to tying scarves around their heads in hopes of keeping ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday (11th of July) announced that Burundi had effectively eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. With this development, the East-African country ...
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