Albinism In Africa

people with Albinism has been a crisis in sub-Saharan Africa for many years. Albinism is a rare genetic disorder that causes the lack of pigmentation in the skin. This leaves the person with Albinism in sub-Saharan Africa to be a large minority facing harsh, unimaginable discrimination. The High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, in the M2 Presswire states that many Albino’s “are living in abject fear”, “some no longer dare to go outside, and children with albinism have stopped

Myths Surrounding Albinism An enduring problem for a person living with albinism is how they are marganalised and stigmatised by the society because of the myths that surround their condition. In black ethnic communities in South Africa, the birth of a child with albinism means a number of things but none of those things are connected to the actual person with the condition. As suggested by Blankenberg (2000), the meaning of albinism is connected to a belief in the spirits or ancestors. One of the

Albinism What is Albinism Derived from the name Albus, which in Latin means “white”, Albinism is defined as a genetic condition/disorder in which the sufferer lacks pigmentation in their eyes (ocular albinism) and/or skin (oculocutaneous albinism). Typically, Albinism is inherited when the sufferer obtains a gene from both parents, a single exception is present in the form of ocular albinism, which only requires a mother to pass the gene down. Someone with a complete loss of all pigment is called

Albinism is a congenital disorder associated with partial or total lack of pigmentation of the skin. Scientifically, this is referred to as the Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) (). This condition is genetically inherited, passed from parents with carrier genes or those already with the disorder to their off springs. OCA is subdivided into two categories, OCA1 and OCA 2. OCA 2 is the most prevalent type of albinism found in Africa. People living with albinism are more susceptible to negative social

not fair, get used to it,” said Bill Gates (2000). Bill is actually true, especially for people who were born with albinism in Africa. Instead of their sickness, a high number of albinos in Africa are often tortured by people who do not comprehend about albinism. They treat albinos like just an animal or a product which is invaluable in the black market. Newman (2016) found that albinism is one of the genetic diseases that caused by a mutation gene. This gene is the key to create melanin that found

ALBINISM IN PEOPLE 2 Oculocutaneous Albinism abbreviated as OCA, commonly referred to as just albinism. OCA is supposedly one of the oldest mutations ever recorded in human history and described in 1908 by a man of the name Garrod. DO THESISI OR WHATEVER Any person of any gender, race, religion can give birth to a baby with albinism. All types of albinism are recessive. People with OCA have normal lives and live exactly like people

1.1 a. ALBINISM Albinism is inherited. For a child to come down with the condition, both parents must carry the albinism gene. Neither parent may actively have Albinism but must carry the gene. There is a 25% chance that any of their children may inherit albinism. This would be an autosomal recessive inheritance. (aapos.org) Albinism causes a lack of color or pigmentation normally present in the hair, eyes and skin. Under normal conditions, Melanin produced by our bodies determines our

For many years the targeting and murdering of people with Albinism has been occurring in sub-Saharan Africa for spiritual powers, good fortune, and monetary gain. As the world becomes more modern and civilized one would think that this would be coming to an end, instead it has increased over the years. Many solely blame witch doctors, however even with laws preventing this and witch doctors being arrested; the hunting of people with Albinism has spiked. This has led to the need for further research

ALBINISM - Ocular Albinism (OA) and Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA) Albinism is characterised by the lack or absence of the production of melanin, the pigment that gives colour in the hair, eyes, and skin of humans. The gene or chromosome that is affected Ocular albinism is a result of a mutation located on the X chromosome in the GPR143 gene. This gene is essential in monitoring the growth of melanosomes, which are cellular structures that store pigment (melanin) in the eyes. Most of these mutation

The attacks and killings of albinos in Africa does not follow human rights. These killings resulted from a superstition that originated by witch doctors who believe those with albinism are magical Human rights are rights inherent to all people around the world, no matter anyone’s nationality, race, gender, religion, language, color of their skin or any other status. Everyone is entitled to his or her rights equally without being discriminated against. Albinism is a rare condition that affects lack