Loiasis Treatment

Loiasis is a skin and eye infection caused by the parasite Loa Loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a Deer fly. The disease can cause red itchy swellings below the skin called "Calabar swellings". It does not affect the vision but the worm can be seen migrating through the cornea of the eye.

Loiasis is a skin and eye infection caused by the parasite Loa Loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a Deer fly. The disease can cause red itchy swellings below the skin called "Calabar swellings". It does not affect the vision but th ... More

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