river blindness
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of river blindness
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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In 1987, Merck’s life-changing pill for river blindness had no market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
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
Several serious, neglected tropical diseases in humans are caused by roundworms, including river blindness, lymphatic elephantiasis and ascariasis.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 18, 2023
He made eliminating Guinea worm one of the Carter Center’s priorities, along with five other preventable diseases: river blindness, trachoma, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and malaria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Others wanted to tackle the most neglected diseases, like Guinea worm, elephantiasis and river blindness.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
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