Which of the following parasitic diseases can cause blindness?
A) Brugia malayi
B) Loa loa
C) Onchocerca volvulus
D) Wuchereria bancrofti

Name: Which of the following parasitic diseases can cause blindness? A) Brugia malayi B) Loa loa C) Onchocerca volvulus D) Wuchereria bancrofti
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Although Loa loa is referred to as the eyeworm, it does not produce blindness because it does not invade other eye structures (only blood vessels) as do the microfilariae of Onchocerca volvulus.

Which of the Following Parasitic Diseases Can Cause Blindness