River blindness, also known as Onchocerciasis or Robles disease is an illness caused by an infection through a parasitic warm known as onchocerca volvulus. Since its first diagnosis and naming, river blindness has become a serious problem to many individuals especially in parts of Africa, Yemen, and South America. In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that onchocerciasis had not caused a single death. However, the illness had become a global burden by causing disability adjusted life years to 987,000 people around the world (Murray, 2013).
The disease originated from Africa and found its way to America in the era of slave trade among other diseases such as yellow fever. The first identification of the parasite, which causes
The disease originated from Africa and found its way to America in the era of slave trade among other diseases such as yellow fever. The first identification of the parasite, which causes