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  2. Trachoma - Wikipedia

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    Trachoma is an infectious disease caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. [2] The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids . [ 2 ] This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and eventual blindness . [ 2 ]

  3. Chlamydia trachomatis - Wikipedia

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    Both are common causes of multiple other conditions including pelvic inflammatory disease and urethritis. [5] C. trachomatis is the single most important infectious agent associated with blindness (trachoma), and it also affects the eyes in the form of inclusion conjunctivitis and is responsible for about 19% of adult cases of conjunctivitis. [6]

  4. Entropion - Wikipedia

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    The upper or lower eyelid can be involved, and one or both eyes may be affected. When entropion occurs in both eyes, this is known as "bilateral entropion". Repeated cases of trachoma infection may cause scarring of the inner eyelid, which may cause entropion. [3] In human cases, this condition is most common to people over 60 years of age. [4]

  5. 8 Autoimmune Diseases That Cause Hair Loss - AOL

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    Alopecia Areata. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that affects about 2 percent of the population. It occurs when your immune system attacks your hair follicles. This can damage your ...

  6. Conjunctival concretion - Wikipedia

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    Chronic conjunctivitis (e.g. trachoma) and aging factor are two causes of conjunctival concretion, which will make the conjunctiva cellular degeneration to produce an epithelial inclusion cyst, filled with epithelial cells and keratin debris. After calcification, the conjunctival cyst hardens and forms a conjunctival concretion. Congenital ...

  7. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status. Some on the list are vaccine-preventable diseases .

  8. States with the Highest and Lowest Property Tax Rates - AOL

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    9. Kansas. When it comes to expensive states for homeowners, the state of Kansas doesn’t often come to mind. But it has an average property tax rate of 1.26%.

  9. Arlt's line - Wikipedia

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    Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. [2] The line runs horizontally, parallel to eyelid, and is found at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva. [1] The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt.