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which disease is characterized by the eyelids turning inward and blindness

trachoma

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what causes trachoma

chlamydia trachomatis

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what is mode of transmission for trachoma

bacteria from genitals introduced to eyes in birth canal, fomites, or fingers

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what is the leading cause of nontraumatic blindness in humans

trachoma -

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what is the mechanical vector for trachoma

eye seeking flies

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AKA for ophthalmia neonatorum

newborn conjunctivitis

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what is the symptoms of ophthalmia neonatorum

inflammation of cornea or blindness

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what causes ophthalmia neonatorum

neisseria gonorrhoeae -

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mode of transmission for ophthalmia neonatorum

bacteria from genitals introduced to eyes in birth canal

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unilateral, gritty feeling, conjunctivitis, pain, sensitivity to light, corneal lesions leading to blindness are all symptoms of what

ocular herpes

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what is cause of ocular herpes

HHV-1

HHV-2

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mode of transmission for ocular herpes

close contact with active lesions

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eye pian, red eye, and blindness caused by candida albicans is what disease

ocular candidiasis

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extreme eye pain and severe redness caused by the protozoan acanthamoeba is what disease

acanthamoeba keratitis

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how does acanthamoeba enter the body

through cuts, scrapes, conjunctiva

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which disease is associated with contact lens wearers

acanthamoeba keratitis

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AKA loa loa filariasis

subcutaneous filariasis or loaiasis

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what causes Loa Loa Filariasis

nematode called Loa Loa

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what are the vectors for Loa Loa

deer fly or mango fly

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what are the swellings below the skin called in someone with Loa Loa Filariasis

calabar swellings

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AKA for onchocerciasis

river blindness

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what is the symptom of river blindness

long term corneal inflammation leading to blindness

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what causes onchocerciasis

onchocerca valvulus (nematode)

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what is the vector for river blindness

black fly