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. …

Oct 1, 2024 · 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 …

Aug 5, 2022 · 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 …

Jul 29, 2024 · 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 ...

Mar 25, 2025 · 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 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 as ...

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.

Jan 2, 2024 · 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.

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.

Oct 21, 2024 · (1) L’élimination du trachome en tant que problème de santé publique se définit comme suit : i) prévalence du trichiasis trachomateux inférieure à 0,2 % des adultes de plus de 15 ans (soit environ 1 cas pour 1000 habitants) ; et ii) prévalence de l’infection trachomateuse folliculaire inférieure à 5 % chez les enfants âgés de 1 à 9 ans, maintenue pendant au moins …