Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO) 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
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO) Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide It is caused by an obligate intracellular bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis The infection is transmitted by direct or indirect transfer of eye and nose discharges of infected people, particularly young children who harbour the principal reservoir of infection These discharges can be spread by particular species of flies
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO) Trachoma can be prevented by limiting environmental risk factors These include inadequate hygiene, crowded households, inadequate access to water, and inadequate access to and use of sanitation Infections usually begin at an early age and grow less frequent and shorter in duration with increasing age
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO) Trachoma is usually clinically diagnosed People are examined for clinical signs by trained graders using magnifiers (loupes) and illumination from either the sun or a good torch Conjunctival infection with ocular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis (the cause of trachoma) does not always generate visible signs of disease However, infection can
Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO) In 2023, 130 thousand people are reported to have received operations for the late, blinding stage of trachoma (trachomatous trichiasis), and about 33 million people received antibiotics for trachoma Since 2011, twenty-one countries – Benin, Cambodia, China, Gambia, Ghana, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Lao People’s Democratic
Trachoma - PAHO WHO | Pan American Health Organization 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 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 - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with particular serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis Antibiotics, in conjunction with facial cleanliness campaigns and environmental improvements targeted at communities at risk, aim to reduce the reservoir of infection within a population
Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in India 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
Eliminating trachoma: WHO announces sustained progress with hundreds of . . . Elimination of trachoma is inexpensive, simple and highly cost–effective, yielding a high rate of net economic return Note to editors Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis Transmission occurs through contact with infective discharges from the eyes and nose, particularly in young