{"id":203,"date":"2021-09-22T15:59:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2021-09-22T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T15:59:06","slug":"trachoma-granular-conjunctivitis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/trachoma-granular-conjunctivitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Trachoma &#8211; granular conjunctivitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Causes, incidence, and risk factors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trachoma is caused by infection with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The condition occurs worldwide, mostly in rural settings in developing countries. It frequently affects children, although the effects of scarring may not be seen until later in life. While trachoma is rare in the United States, certain populations marked by poverty, crowded living conditions, or poor hygiene are at higher risk for this illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trachoma is spread through direct contact with infected eye, nose, or throat secretions or by contact with contaminated objects, such as towels or clothes. Certain flies can also spread the bacteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trachoma is a bacterial infection of the eye. Causes, incidence, and risk factors: Trachoma is caused by infection with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. The condition occurs worldwide, mostly in rural settings in developing countries. It frequently affects children, although the effects of scarring may not be seen until later in &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecare-information-service.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}