A mosquito first bites an infected individual then bites another uninfected individual, transferring some of the worm larvae to the new host.
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.
No Lymphatic Filaraisis is not a virus. It is caused by three different types of parasites called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugi Timori
Brugia malayi is a roundworm nematode found in Southeast Asia. It causes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) in humans and is transmitted by mosquitoes.
The two most common types of the disease are Bancroftian and Malayan filariasis, both forms of lymphatic filariasis.
Kya filariasis thik ho jata hai
It is estimated that 120 million people in the world have lymphatic filariasis
wuchereria bancrofti
Three kinds of round worms cause elephantiasis filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori
Major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include: Chagas disease Dengue fever Guinea worm disease Leishmaniasis Leprosy Lymphatic filariasis Onchocerciasis Schistosomiasis Soil-transmitted helminthiasis Trachoma
Three kinds of round worms cause elephantiasis filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori
The only sure way to diagnose lymphatic filariasis is by detecting the parasite itself, either the adult worms or the microfilariae
West Nile Virus and Filariasis. Filariasis is caused by nematodes which affect primarily lymphatic nodes and cause elephantiasis.