Loa Loa Filariasis (African Eye Worm) - EyeWiki
Loiasis is a disease of the subcutaneous and submucosal tissue caused by infection of the helminth Loa loa, also known as the African Eye Worm. Loa loa is endemic to Central and West Africa, where it is transmitted by flies of the genus Chrysops.
CDC - DPDx - Loiasis
Loa loa is usually diagnosed by the finding of microfilaria in peripheral blood smears or adults in the subconjunctiva. The blood films may be thick or thin and stained with Giemsa or hematoxylin-and-eosin.
Loiasis (African Eye Worm): Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Loiasis (African eye worm) is a parasitic infection that can cause various symptoms, or may cause no symptoms at all. Finding a worm in your eye can be frightening, but the worm usually moves across your eye within a few hours and disappears. Your provider can also remove it with a minor surgical procedure.
Symptoms of Loiasis | Filarial Worms | CDC - Centers for Disease ...
2024年5月14日 · The most common symptoms of loiasis are itchy skin swellings and eye worms. Joint pain, fatigue, and itching across the body are less frequent. As with other diseases caused by parasitic worms, many people who are infected with Loa loa never develop symptoms. But in those who do, the main symptoms are.
Loa loa - Wikipedia
Loa loa is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known as the "eye worm", as it localizes to the conjunctiva of the eye.
Loa loa filariasis - Wikipedia
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 (Chrysops spp.) or mango fly, the vectors for Loa loa.
The African eye worm: current understanding of the epidemiology ...
2023年10月16日 · Loa loa, the African eye worm, is a filarial pathogen transmitted by blood-sucking flies of the genus Chrysops. Loiasis primarily affects rural populations residing in the forest and adjacent savannah regions of central and west Africa, where more than 20 million patients are chronically infected in medium and high transmission regions.
About Loiasis | Filarial Worms | CDC
2024年5月14日 · Loiasis, also known as African eye worm, is a disease caused by a parasitic worm called Loa loa. A parasite is an organism (a living thing) that lives on or inside another organism. It spreads to people through the repeated bites of deerflies that breed in rain forests in West and Central Africa.
Loiasis - Loiasis - Merck Manual Consumer Version
Loiasis is infection of tissues under the skin or under the clear outer membrane that covers the eye (conjunctiva) with the roundworm Loa loa. Itchy swellings may appear, mainly on the arms and legs. Sometimes worms travel under the clear membrane that covers the eyes.
Loiasis - Loiasis - MSD Manual Professional Edition
Loiasis is a filarial nematode infection with Loa loa. Symptoms include localized angioedema (Calabar swellings) in skin and subconjunctival migration of adult worms. Diagnosis is by detecting microfilariae in peripheral blood or seeing worms migrating across the eye. Treatment is with diethylcarbamazine.