01318nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653001300051653002700064653003200091100001200123700001400135245006300149856008300212300000900295490000700304520079900311022001401110       2012                            d10aWASH10aTrachoma10aPrevention and control10aNeglected Tropical Diseases1 aOgden S1 aEmerson P00aHow communities can control trachoma without a big budget.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3588130/pdf/jceh_25_79-80_080.pdf  a80-10 v253 a<p>Trachoma is an eye infection that affects an estimated 325 million people in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, and is the world’s leading cause of preventable blindness. Infection occurs most readily in children, causing itching, redness, and irritation in the eyes and eyelids, and infected ocular discharge. Repeated infections in childhood lead to the formation of scar tissue which culminates in the inversion of the eyelids and eyelashes in adulthood, and ultimately, blindness. Blindness from trachoma is preventable in every community in the world – right now. The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have set 2020 as the target to eliminate blinding trachoma globally, and communities can do this individually by breaking the cycle of infection and re-infection.</p>
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