Diseases
Onchocerciasis
River blindness, a disease caused by a parasitic worm (onchocerca volvulus) which is transmitted to persons by biting blackflies (buffalo gnats) that breed in fast-flowing rivers.
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms often don't appear for up to one to two years after infection. Skin nodules and itching may develop. Eye infections can lead to vision changes and blindness.
CAUSES
The cause of onchocerciasis is the transfer of larvae of the parasite onchocerca volvulus by the female blackfly when the fly gets a blood meal (bites) a human.
Chitradurga
Seebara, Behind Indian Oil Petrol Bunk, Basavakumara Swamy Mutt, Chitradurga - 577504
Kunigal
K Huraliborsandra, Gowdgere Post, Dhomratti Temple Road, Kunigal, Tumakuru District. - 572130
Bengaluru
36, KG Gollarapalya, Bolare (P), Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru - 560082