Pages tagged “blindness”

  • Trachoma - the number one cause of blindness of infectious disease

    Trachoma is an infectious disease that affects the vision and is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. The route of transmission is via direct contact, flies that have been in contact with an infected person, or sharing clothes. The consequence of trachoma is irreversible blindness - the leading cause of blindness of infectious disease.

     

    Neha Ramjuttun

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    June 08, 2022