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Trachoma
Brief, technical clinical definition. "Leading cause of blindness worldwide, and afflicts over 400 million people; preventable with adequate diet, proper sanitation, and education."
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DESCRIPTION: A form of bilateral keratoconjunctivitis which causes corneal scarring; at
its onset, it resembles conjunctivitis with symptoms of tearing, photophobia, pain,
swelling of the eyelids, and superior keratitis; as it passes through four stages, the
conjunctival tissues become
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Factsheet on the disease with cause, incidence, and symptoms.
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Trachoma is a chronic follicular conjunctivitis that leads to scarring in the conjunctiva and cornea. Repeat active infections occur in children
Chlamydia trachomatis , serovars A, B, Ba, and C. First description of disease in 16th-century BC in the
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Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, risk factors, prognosis, complications, prevention, and treatment.
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Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye.
Trachoma is caused by infection with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis .
The condition occurs worldwide, mostly in rural settings in developing countries. It frequently affects children, although the effects of scarring
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