-
common type is
lymphatic filariasis caused by
three species of
Filaria that are
spread by mosquitoes.
Other types of
filariasis are
onchocerciasis also...
-
Lymphatic filariasis is a
human disease caused by
parasitic worms known as
filarial worms.
Usually acquired in childhood, it is a
leading cause of permanent...
- lymphangitis.[citation needed]
Elephantiasis tropica (known as
lymphatic filariasis),
caused by a
number of
parasitic worms,
particularly Wuchereria bancrofti...
- also
reduces the
transmission of
lymphatic filariasis. In the Americas, 95% of the
burden of
lymphatic filariasis is on the
island of
Hispaniola (comprising...
-
Lymphatic filariasis in
India refers to the
presence of the
disease lymphatic filariasis in
India and the
social response to the disease. In India, 99%...
- Loa loa
filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye
disease caused by the
nematode worm Loa loa.
Humans contract this
disease through the bite of a deer fly...
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include onchocerciasis,
lymphatic filariasis, plague,
Buruli ulcer, leishmaniasis, and
Chagas disease.
Lymphatic filariasis, for example,
causes severe deformities...
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presence of worm
larvae in the blood) in
people with
lymphatic filariasis.
Lymphatic filariasis is a
neglected tropical disease commonly known as elephantiasis...
- a
filarial (arthropod-borne)
nematode (roundworm) that
causes Loa loa
filariasis. Loa loa
actually means "worm worm", but is
commonly known as the "eye...
- and
lymphatic filariasis. The
Plasmodium parasites that
cause malaria are
carried by
female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Lymphatic filariasis, the main cause...
