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RIVBLINDRUGHH
(RIVBLINDRUGHH)
Household member took any drug for river blindness
Codes
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Description
RIVBLINDRUGHH indicates whether the household member had recently taken any drug to treat river blindness, also known as Onchoceriasis. This tropical disease causes itchy skin and eye lesions that may lead to blindness. The disease is transmitted to humans via the bite of blackflies, which breed in fast-flowing streams and rivers.
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