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Who discover color blindness?
who discovered color blindness
How do people contract the disease color blindness?
Color blindness is hereditary and non-communicable.
Who discovered that color blindness was a disease?
John Dalton "discovered" color blindness after he was looking at a Pelargonium zonale(a kind of flower). Dalton saw the flower as blue, whereas it is in actuality, pink. Dalton noted this fact in 1792
Why is color blindness classed as non infectious?
Although it is a disease it is not contagious. If you were in close contact with a person who had color blindness you would not catch the disease.
Is color blindness a infectious disease?
No it isn't.
Is color blindness an infectious disease like the common flu or influenza?
No, it is not an infectious disease like a cold or flu. Color blindness occurs in people who have a specific genetic trait for it. They often have adapted to the visual disorder by the time they are tested to find out they have it.
What are some diseases or disorders that are genetic?
albinism. huntington's disease. color blindness. down's syndrome.
What is the most common fatal genetic disease in the US Huntington's disease color blindness hemophilia cystics fibrosis?
Cystic Fibrosis 1/3300 children affected Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 1/3600 boys affected (Color blindness is not fatal, BTW)
How did the railroads help everyone learn about color blindness?
When they first started using colored lights as signals they discovered that some people couldn't tell them apart. So employment physicals began to test for color blindness.
What are the different types of blindness?
color blindness night blindness snow blindness
Are women prone to color blindness than man?
Studies show that color blindness affects 8% of Caucasian men and only 0.5% of Caucasian women. Therefore, while the color deficiency is mostly a male dominated affliction, some women are also affected. It is believed that color-blindness comes from a gene on the X chromosome and thus would be part of life from birth. However, it has been discovered that color-blindness can occur with some diseases such as liver disease.
Are all women carriers of color blindness?
Yes. See Wikipedia - Pingelap (#Color-blindness)
