Discussion
Onchocerciasis:
Answer: C
Correct answer: Causes nodular lesions in the eyes and skin
Onchocerca volvulus produces subcutaneous nodules containing the adult worms, and microfilariae migrating through the skin and eye cause the dermatitis and the ocular damage that gives river blindness its name. It is transmitted by the blackfly Simulium, which breeds in fast-flowing rivers, not by a mosquito; it is a filarial nematode, not a protozoan; and it occurs across sub-Saharan Africa and in foci in Latin America and Yemen, not only in West Africa.
No comment is present. Be the first to comment.
Loading…
Post your comment
Please log in or register to post a comment.
Examination Categories
- SSC Exams
- Banking Exams
- Teaching Exams
- Civil Services Exams
- Railways Exams
- Engineering Recruitment Exams
- Defence Exams
- State Government Exams
- Police Exams
- Insurance Exams
- Nursing Exams
- Other Government Exams
- NRA CET
- PG Entrance Exams
- Campus Placement
- MBA Entrance Exams
- CUET and UG Entrance
- Judiciary Exams
- Regulatory Body Exams
- Software Development