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The Ashantee War: a blind beggar, Cape Coast Castle, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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The Ashantee War: a blind beggar, Cape Coast Castle, 1874. Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. It is the second-most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A32_389

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7,7Mo (729,9Ko) / 14,8cm x 13,0cm / 1743 x 1541 (300dpi)

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