Containment strategies - Trachoma

Trachoma is the major cause of [blank_start]blindness[blank_end] in the world

Trachoma is caused by a micro-organism with features of a [blank_start]bacterium[blank_end] and a [blank_start]virus[blank_end]

The first sign of trachoma is [blank_start]red eye[blank_end]

Trachoma is a disease

In the later, non-infectious stages of trachoma, the eyelashes turn inward to rub on the eye (a condition called [blank_start]trichiasis[blank_end]), which leads to scarring and finally [blank_start]blindness[blank_end]

Diagnosis of trachoma is usually done on [blank_start]clinical[blank_end] grounds, but can be confirmed by taking scrapings from the inside of the eyelid

Trachoma transmission is encouraged by close [blank_start]contact[blank_end] and [blank_start]dirty[blank_end] conditions

Trachoma is transmitted by flies or from child to child

Trachoma is communicable as long as [blank_start]active lesions[blank_end] are present. When treatment starts, the infectivity ceases after 2-3 [blank_start]days[blank_end]

Trachoma is mainly found in wet/humid regions

Trachoma is mainly found in

In endemic areas, trachoma affects 80 to 90% of this group

Short term preventive measures against trachoma are 1) [blank_start]Washing away secretions[blank_end] 2) [blank_start]Wearing clean clothes[blank_end] 3) [blank_start]Keeping surroundings clean[blank_end] Long-term preventive measures include improving [blank_start]sanitation[blank_end] and providing [blank_start]water[blank_end] supplies

Trachoma should be [blank_start]mass[blank_end] treated with antibiotics and blindness can be prevented through a simple [blank_start]operation[blank_end]

Trachoma surveillance is most easily done in [blank_start]schools[blank_end]

The incubation period of trachoma is