Loiasis: The disease caused by the eye worm known as loa loa, a parasite that lives in humans and other primates. People contract the parasite when bitten by infected deer flies.
Loiasis, also known as African eye worm, is caused by the parasitic worm Loa loa. It is transmitted through the repeated bites of deerflies (also known as mango flies or mangrove flies) of the genus Chrysops.
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Watery or itchy eyes
Blurred vision
Some people may see the worm move across the eyes ...
Loiasis: Loiasis is a parasitic infection that is caused by a roundworm called the African eye worm (Loa loa).
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Loiasis is infection with Loa loa. Symptoms include localized angioedema (Calabar swellings) and subconjunctival migration of adult worms. Diagnosis is by detecting microfilariae in peripheral blood or seeing worms migrating across the eye.
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A chronic disease caused by infestation of the subcutaneous connective tissue of the body with the worm Loa loa and characterized by hyperemia, exudation of fluid, and a creeping sensation in the tissues with intense itching. [Saunders1945] ...
Loiasis is prevalent in West and Central Africa. After burrowing into the deeper subcutaneous tissue, the larvae mature to adult worms.
Coinfection with other filarial species that cause onchocerciasis or loiasis
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