The Dictionary of Environmental Science and Engineering, Second Edition
Caused by a variety of filarial nematode worms which colonize the lymphatic system and cause elephantiasis, a massive swelling of affected parts. River blindness, so called because it is contracted near water, results from infection of the retina and optic nerve.
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