Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 21, 2024 · Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 38 countries and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible. Based on April 2024 data, 103 million people live in trachoma endemic areas ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Oct 1, 2024 · Trachoma. Trachoma is a disease of the eye and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Infection is transmitted from person to person by direct or indirect transfer of ocular and nasal discharges of infected people; indirect transfer includes carriage ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jul 29, 2024 · Trachoma is a public health problem in many of the poorest and most rural areas of Africa, Central and South America, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. It is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. It causes about 1.4% of all blindness worldwide. Overall, Africa is the most affected continent, and the ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 5, 2022 · Trachoma. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. It is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection is transmitted through contact with eye and nose discharge of infected people, particularly young children who are the principal reservoir of infection. It is also spread by flies that have been ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 2, 2020 · Trachoma is a disease of the eye and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. Infection is transmitted among people by direct or indirect transfer of ocular and nasal discharges of infected people; indirect transfer includes carriage on the body of particular species of flies.
Trachoma - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Sep 30, 2024 · Trachoma can be eliminated as a public health problem. The SAFE strategy is the trachoma elimination strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which includes interventions in S-surgery for TT management, A-antibiotics to treat infection, F-facial hygiene, and E-improved environmental conditions (improved access to water and ...
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)
Trachoma. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease, and the leading infectious cause of blindness. Disease results from ocular infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, which is spread by direct contact with eye and nose discharges from infected individuals, by contact with fomites (inanimate objects that carry infectious agents) such ...
Trachoma - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment | BMJ Best …
Jan 2, 2024 · Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (serovars A, B, Ba, and C). Inflammatory episodes in adults tend to be shorter and less severe than in children. Repeated infections lead to recurrent episodes of chronic inflammation that may progress to scarring of the upper tarsal conjunctiva.
Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in India
Oct 8, 2024 · Trachoma is one of the leading causes of blindness globally. “India’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem is a testimony to the country’s commitment to alleviating the suffering that millions have faced from this debilitating disease,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “WHO has worked closely ...
Viet Nam eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
21 October 2024. Departmental update. Hanoi, Manila, Geneva. Reading time: 3 min (945 words) In a significant health milestone, Viet Nam has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness globally. This remarkable achievement was validated by the World Health Organization (WHO ...