river blindness English

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river blindness

— noun (= onchocerciasis) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America

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onchocerciasis

Robles’ disease

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