Lymphatic Filariasis Parasitic Infectious Diseases

Lymphatic Filariasis Parasitic Infectious Diseases

Lymphatic Filariasis

Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis. It is a disease of the tropics characterized by grotesque swelling of the limbs and male genitalia. The disease is caused by thread-like, parasitic filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori. These worms lodge in the lymphatic system. They live for 4-6 years, producing millions of tiny larvae (microfilariae) that circulate in the blood.

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- Detailed information about the disease, its history, and treatment.
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- A group whose goal is eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in the South Pacific by the year 2010.
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- Detailed information from the World Health Organization.
- Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Features cause, signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.

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