Trachoma - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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Trachoma - Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment

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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.

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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.

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• 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.
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