river blindness

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. onchocerciasis.

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river blindness British  

noun

1. another name for onchocerciasis

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Etymology

Origin of river blindness

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But Jimmy and Roslaynn Carter were first exposed to river blindness growing up surrounded by the crushing poverty of the rural Deep South during the Great Depression.

From Seattle Times

Several serious, neglected tropical diseases in humans are caused by roundworms, including river blindness, lymphatic elephantiasis and ascariasis.

From Scientific American

Two years ago, ivermectin was an obscure drug consigned only to those who had the rare displeasure of contracting parasites like scabies or river blindness.

From Salon

Ivermectin tablets are approved for use in humans by the FDA to treat some parasitic worms, including intestinal roundworms or those that cause river blindness.

From Seattle Times

Another drug being assessed by the Principle trial is Ivermectin, which is commonly used to treat a wide range of parasitic diseases such river blindness.

From BBC