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A mosquito first bites an infected individual then bites another uninfected individual, transferring some of the worm larvae to the new host.

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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.


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


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