Onchocerciasis

Onchocercus is a parasitic disease caused by tropical worms, mosquito bites and mosquitoes. According to statistics, cases of the disease have been recorded in more than 60 countries. The source of infection is sick animals, insects and the reservoir host - monkeys. The life cycle of Onchocercus is related to reptiles and toads. Inside a person, the worm lives in the blood - subcutaneous vessels and lymph nodes. Doctors warn about 4 variants of the course of the disease: acute, subacute, chronic and carrier state.