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Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a
disease found in tropical Africa and Central
America. It is transmitted by bloodsucking
black flies, which infect the victim with
parasitic filarial worms (genus Onchocerca),
producing skin disorders and intense itching.
Some invade the eyes and cause blindness.
Subject by: Shaun Jay