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Onchocerca Volvulus Report
Onchocerca Volvulus Report
A VOLVULUS
PRESENTED BY: ANDREA NICOLE AÑEZ
& RHIO SUMAYLO
INTRODUCTION:
Synonyms Diseases
MAL
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SHAPE: epicuticle is wrinkled
LENGTH: 19 to 42 mm
DIAMETER: 130 to 210 µm
LIFE CYCLE
Epidemiology
• 25 million people are infected with O. volvulus worldwide
• Onchocerciasis mainly found in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America (Yanomami
area of Brazil and Venezuela), and Middle East (Yemen)
• Affects rural communities, especially those lacking healthcare access
• Transmitted to humans through exposure to repeated bites of infected blackflies
of the genus Simulium
RIVER BLINDNESS/ONCHOCERCIASIS
The primary treatment for Onchocerca volvulus infection, commonly known as onchocerciasis or river blindness, is the administration
of the medication ivermectin (Mectizan).
• Ivermectin is an antiparasitic medication that effectively kills the microfilariae (larval stage) of Onchocerca volvulus.
• It is usually administered as a single oral dose, typically once or twice a year.
• Ivermectin does not kill the adult worms but significantly reduces the number of circulating microfilariae, thereby preventing disease
progression and reducing transmission to others.
Permethrin Treated Clothing