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What is Elephantiasis' scientific name?
Elephantiasis' scientific name is lymphatic filariasis. It is a parasitic disease caused by thread-like worms transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
Is Filariasis virus?
No Lymphatic Filaraisis is not a virus. It is caused by three different types of parasites called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugi Timori
How is Brugia malayi harmful to humans?
Brugia malayi is a roundworm nematode found in Southeast Asia. It causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) in humans and is transmitted by mosquitoes.
How many elephantiasis cases in the philippines in 1997?
In 1997, the Philippines reported around 1,000 cases of elephantiasis, primarily caused by lymphatic filariasis. This parasitic disease is transmitted by mosquitoes and leads to severe swelling and deformities. Efforts to control and eliminate lymphatic filariasis have been ongoing in the country since then.
What are the most common types of filariasis?
The two most common types of the disease are Bancroftian and Malayan filariasis, both forms of lymphatic filariasis.
What is the surgical treatment of filariasis?
Kya filariasis thik ho jata hai
How many people have lymphatic filariasis?
It is estimated that 120 million people in the world have lymphatic filariasis
Filariasis is caused by?
wuchereria bancrofti
What causes filariasis?
Three kinds of round worms cause elephantiasis filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori
What are major ntds?
Major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include: Chagas disease Dengue fever Guinea worm disease Leishmaniasis Leprosy Lymphatic filariasis Onchocerciasis Schistosomiasis Soil-transmitted helminthiasis Trachoma
What causes elephantiasis filariasis?
Three kinds of round worms cause elephantiasis filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori
How is lymphatic filariasis diagnosed?
The only sure way to diagnose lymphatic filariasis is by detecting the parasite itself, either the adult worms or the microfilariae
