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loiasis
[ loh-ahy-uh-sis ]
noun
Pathology.
- infestation with the parasitic eye worm, Loa loa, of the subcutaneous tissues and orbit: endemic in West Africa.
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L. loa infections, or loiasis, are spread by mosquitoes and flies that carry L. loa larvae.
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Until now, diagnosing loiasis has been tricky—especially because symptoms can be so subtle.
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Prakash, a 34-year-old assistant professor at Stanford, is currently working on refining the optics to improve the resolution from 700 nanometers, which is sharp enough for diagnosing African sleeping sickness, shistosomiasis, loiasis, and many other diarrheal diseases.
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