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Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma.
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The extracted context around Onchocerciasis shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Onchocerciasis → African, African Programme, Americas, APOC, Brazil, Colombia, Countries, Ecuador, Elimination, ESPEN, Government Health Ministries, Guatemala, In September, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Niger, Nigeria, OEPA, On July, Onchocerciasis Control, Overall Another extracted example is Onchocerciasis → According, Agriculture Organization, Alongside, Benin, Burkina Faso, CDC, Colombia, Continued, Côte, DEET, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Ivoire, Mali, Mexico, N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, Niger, OCP, Recommended. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 141 structured relationships around Onchocerciasis. Examples in this analysis include Onchocerciasis → Causes → Onchocerca volvulus spread by a black fly and Onchocerciasis → Frequency → 15.5 million (2015). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onchocerciasis | Causes | Onchocerca volvulus spread by a black fly | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Frequency | 15.5 million (2015) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Medication | Ivermectin, doxycycline | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Other names | River blindness, Robles disease | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Prevention | Avoiding bites (insect repellent, proper clothing) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Pronunciation | /ˌɒŋkoʊsɜːrˈsaɪəsɪs, -ˈkaɪ-/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Specialty | Infectious disease | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | Symptoms | Itching, bumps under the skin, blindness | 1.00 | infobox |
| Onchocerciasis | is a | second leading cause of blindness from infectious causes | 0.90 | text |
| cerebrospinal fluid | instance of | but they have also been seen to rely on other bodily fluids | 0.80 | text |
| and urine | instance of | but they have also been seen to rely on other bodily fluids | 0.80 | text |
| missionaries or long-term volunteers have a greater risk of contracting Onchocerciasis | instance of | while travelers that stay for longer visits | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Onchocerciasis bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Health, Blindness and Infection. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Onchocerciasis, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Onchocerciasis with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Onchocerciasis to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Community, Culture & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Onchocerciasis · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
