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Chronic Infections

Number of Conditions: 1

Trachoma

Specialty: Infectious Diseases

Category: Bacterial Infections

Sub-category: Chronic Infections

Symptoms:
red eyes; discharge; pain; corneal scarring; vision loss in advanced stages

Root Cause:
Chronic infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, leading to conjunctival inflammation and scarring.

How it's Diagnosed: videos
Clinical signs, laboratory tests (nucleic acid amplification tests or cultures).

Treatment:
Antibiotics, improved sanitation, and surgery for advanced cases.

Medications:
Azithromycin (single-dose oral therapy) or tetracycline eye ointment .

Prevalence: How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Leading cause of infectious blindness globally; endemic in resource-limited settings.

Risk Factors: Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Poor hygiene, lack of access to clean water, crowded living conditions.

Prognosis: The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Preventable with early treatment and improved hygiene; untreated cases can lead to irreversible blindness.

Complications: Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Blindness, corneal ulceration, chronic conjunctivitis.