Onchocerca Volvulus
A photomicrograph revealing the histology of Onchocerca volvulus developing in a Black Fly, Simulium ochraceum, 1978. O. volvulus, the filarial parasite responsible for causing Onchocerciasis, River Blindness, is transmitted to its human host through the bite of Simulium spp. flies such as the Black Fly. Image courtesy CDC/Dr. R.C. Collins. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

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