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7461. Onchocerciasis : Also known as river blindness; common in tropical regions of Africa and America; caused by infestation by a filarial worm (especially Onchocerca volvulus), transmitted by various species of blackfly, and characterised by subcutaneous nodules and very often blindness.

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