river blindness
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of river blindness
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In addition to herbal supplements, however, some cleanses include ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug used to treat river blindness and elephantitis, which leads to the painful enlargement of body parts.
From Salon ● May 18, 2025
She pointed to Carter’s work to eradicate Guinea worm disease and river blindness, while advocating for peace and democracy in scores of countries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
Several serious, neglected tropical diseases in humans are caused by roundworms, including river blindness, lymphatic elephantiasis and ascariasis.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023
It’s an anti-parasitic used to treat things like river blindness and lice in humans and, quite commonly, worms and other parasites in horses, cows, and dogs.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2021
Yet another, known as river blindness, occurs when the larvae of parasitic worms, transmitted by the bite of blackflies, migrate into the eye and cause blindness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
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