Loa loa filariasis
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loa-loa-filariasis-180-6659837
title:
Loa loa filariasis
text:
Loa loa filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly or mango fly, the vectors for Loa loa. The adult Loa loa filarial worm can reach from three to seven centimetres long and migrates throughout the subcutaneous tissues of humans, occasionally crossing into subconjunctival tissues of the eye where it can be easily observed. Loa loa does not normally affect vision but can be painful when moving abo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loa_loa_filariasis
date created:
2003-02-22T09:18:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T09:37:55Z
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