Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
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Bacterial structure and functions
Norovirus
Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Cryptosporidium
Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis)
Giardia lamblia
Babesia
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Leishmania
Trichomonas vaginalis
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Anisakis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Strongyloides stercoralis
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Clonorchis sinensis
Paragonimus westermani
Schistosomes
Alport syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Marfan syndrome
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
Vitamin C deficiency
Adrenoleukodystrophy (NORD)
Leukodystrophy
Zellweger spectrum disorders (NORD)
Collagen disorders: Pathology review
Cytoskeleton and elastin disorders: Pathology review
Peroxisomal disorders: Pathology review
Amino acids and protein folding
Cell cycle
DNA damage and repair
DNA mutations
DNA replication
DNA structure
Epigenetics
Gene regulation
Lac operon
Mitosis and meiosis
Nuclear structure
Nucleotide metabolism
Protein structure and synthesis
Transcription of DNA
Translation of mRNA
Adenosine deaminase deficiency
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
Orotic aciduria
Bloom syndrome
Fanconi anemia
Li-Fraumeni syndrome
McCune-Albright syndrome
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Acute radiation syndrome
Purine and pyrimidine synthesis and metabolism disorders: Pathology review
Key Takeaways
Onchocerca volvulus is a parasitic nematode (roundworm) transmitted by female blackflies, which causes onchocerciasis also known as river blindness. People with Onchocerciasis can present with severe skin irritation and eye problems such as inflammation of the iris, damage to the cornea, and blindness. The treatment of onchocerciasis is with ivermectin and doxycycline.