Accurate diagnosis of Loa loa coinfection is important when considering treatment with ivermectin, since rapid killing of large numbers of juvenile loa loa worms can cause serious side effects.
Is transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly and causes severe neurological disorders. We delivered a revolutionary new drug to replace toxic treatments, and have ongoing trials to eliminate this disease. Causes heart and vital organ damage, after people are bitten by blood-sucking bugs. Leaves disfiguring, life-long scars that lead to severe social stigma. Millions are left without treatment even though effective drugs exist.
Without treatment, half of children die before their second birthday. Filaria: river blindness. Symptoms, transmission, and current treatments for filarial diseases. Filaria — river blindness. What are filarial diseases? What is river blindness? What is the impact of river blindness? What are current treatments for river blindness? Ivermectin is safe and has been used widely, however it: Requires many years of repeatedly taking the drug to reduce disease burden and eventually achieve elimination Cannot be used in areas where people also are burdened with high levels of juvenile Loa loa worms, because it can result in safety issues that can be fatal Only partly improves or prevents river blindness symptoms such as itching, dermatitis, and blindness because people continue to be affected by the adult worms living in their bodies.
What new treatments for river blindness are needed? What river blindness treatments are we working on? The drug ivermectin kills only the microfilariae, but not the adult worm; the adult worm is responsible for the pathology of lymphedema and hydrocele.
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