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Trachoma - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

Do you know that trachoma is a bacterial infection that impacts your eyes? Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of trachoma.

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Trachoma - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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  1. Trachoma - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Specialty Care Clinics

  2. What is Trachoma? Trachoma is a bacterial infection that impacts your eyes. It is caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Trachoma is contagious and spreads through contact with the eyes, eyelids, and nose or throat secretions of infected people. It could also be passed on by handling infected items, like handkerchiefs. At first, trachoma might cause mild itching and irritation of your eyes and eyelids. Then you might notice swollen eyelids and pus draining from the eyes. Untreated trachoma could lead to blindness. Trachoma is the major preventable cause of blindness in the world. Most trachoma cases happen in poor areas of Africa, where 85 percent of people with active disease reside. In areas where trachoma is prevalent, infection rates among children under 5 could be 60 percent or more. Early treatment might help prevent trachoma complications.

  3. Symptoms Of Trachoma Signs and symptoms of trachoma usually affect both eyes and might include:    Mild itching and irritation to the eyes and eyelids    Eye discharge containing mucus or pus    Eyelid swelling    Light sensitivity (photophobia)    Eye pain    Eye redness    Vision loss Young children are particularly vulnerable to infection. But the disease progresses gradually, and the more painful symptoms may not emerge until adulthood.

  4. Risk Factors Of Trachoma Factors that increase your risk of contracting trachoma are: Crowded living conditions - People living in close contact are at higher risk of spreading infection. Poor sanitation - Poor sanitary conditions, inadequate access to water, and lack of hygiene, like unclean faces or hands, help spread the disease. Age - In areas where the disease is active, it is most common in children ages four to six. Sex - In some areas, women's rate of contracting the disease is two to six times greater than that of men. This might be attributed to the fact that women have more contact with children, who are the primary reservoir of infection. Get More Details Information Click Here

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