River Blindness
Onchocerciasis
Common Name of Organism | Latin Name | Body Parts Affected | Diagnosis Type | Where Found | Source of Parasite |
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River Blindness, Onchocerciasis | Onchocerca volvulus | Skin, eye, tissue | Bloodless skin snip | Africa, Yemen, Central and South America near cool, fast flowing rivers | Simulium / black fly, bites during the day |
Dormancy Period: 12 months to 15 years.
The average adult worm lifespan is 15 years, and mature females can produce between 500 and 1,500 microfilariae per day. The normal microfilarial lifespan is 1.0 to 1.5 years; however, their presence in the bloodstream causes little to no immune response until death or degradation of the microfilariae or adult worms. It is spread from person to person via female biting blackflies of the genus Simulium, and humans are the only known definitive host.
O. volvulus causes onchocerciasis, which causes severe itching. Long-term infection can cause keratitis, an inflammation of the cornea in the eye, and ultimately leads to blindness. Symptoms are caused by the microfilariae and the immune response to infection, rather than the adults themselves.
Therapure Remedies: Neem Soap with scrub glove, Vita Bath with CP SO, CP PAR-D. CP PAR-M, CP PIN, CP PRS, CP SPQ, Steamer Therapy for the eyes with CP B or R Tinctures. Therapure Bug Juice. CP ED.Â
Jamu Jo: JJ 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.
IV Therapy: Glutathione, DMSO, CP ID, CP IN, CP IZ, CP IS, Lysine, Magnesium, NAC, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin D, Zinc.
Conventional Remedies: Ivermectin.