Term Name:	trachoma
Synonyms:	active stage trachoma, trachoma dubium
Definition:	A commensal bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in eye, has_material_basis_in Chlamydia trachomatis (A, B, Ba and C serovars), which is transmitted_by contact with eye discharge from the infected person and transmitted_by congenital method. The infection causes eyelid to turn inward which makes eyelashes to scratch the cornea.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:11265]   ( DOID:11265 )