<unk>  is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm<unk> <unk> . Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly or mango fly (Chrysops spp.), the vectors for<unk> <unk> . The adult<unk> <unk>  filarial worm migrates throughout the subcutaneous tissues of humans, occasionally crossing into subconjunctival tissues of the eye where it can be easily observed.<unk> <unk>  does not normally affect one's vision but can be painful when moving about the eyeball or across the bridge of the nose. The disease can cause red itchy swellings below the skin called "Calabar swellings". The disease is treated with the drug diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and when appropriate, surgical methods may be employed to remove adult worms from the conjunctiva. Loiasis belongs to the so-called neglected diseases.
Loa loa filariasis
Onchocerciasis
Isosporiasis
Thelaziasis
Cyclosporiasis
Necatoriasis
Toxocariasis
Paragonimiasis