Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ingestion of parasitic worm of the the genus Onchocerca volvulus (filaria). It is transmitted through the bite of a blackfly…. Read More »


Trachoma is an ocular infectious disease caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, leading to inflamed granulation on the inner surface of the eyelids and roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids…. Read More »


Anisakiasis or herring worm disease is a parasitic disease caused by ingestion of parasitic nematodes of the the genus Anisakis (worms). Anisakid nematodes (anisakis larvae) can invade the gastrointestinal wall of humans…. Read More »


Heavy Metal Poisoning is a medical term used to describe a human poisoning caused by exposure to heavy metals such as mercury, lead, thallium, cadmium, zinc and arsenic…. Read More »


Proctitis is a medical term used to describe an inflammation of the rectal lining that usually causes proctalgia fugax (rectal pain) and tenesmus (continuous sensation that you need to have a bowel movement)…. Read More »


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