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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.
How many people have lymphatic filariasis?
It is estimated that 120 million people in the world have lymphatic filariasis
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
When filariae block lymphatic vessels they cause the disease called?
Lymphatic Filariasis
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.
Which disease does culex spread?
West Nile Virus and Filariasis. Filariasis is caused by nematodes which affect primarily lymphatic nodes and cause elephantiasis.
Is lymphatic filariasis contagiousness?
yes, it's pass from person to person by mosquitioes.
Is there a cure for ELEPHANTIASIS?
The current first line treatment of lympatic filariasis is diethylcarbamazine. Medicines to treat lymphatic filariasis are most effective when used soon after infection, but they do have some toxic side effects. The disease is hard to detect early.
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 diseases caused by the helmenthics?
Ascariasis, bilharziasis, filariasis,hookworm and trichinosis are common forms of the disease.
Can filaria produce acid in the stomach?
Well, the stomach already contains acid. But... Filariasis is caused by nematode worms in the superfamily known as Filarioidea. There are three groups of nematodes that cause this: Lymphatic Filariasis, Subcutaneous Filariasis, and Serous Cavity Filariasis. The first group occupies the Lymphatic system (including Lymph nodes). The second group dwells in the fatty layer of the skin. The third group occupies the serous cavity of the abdomen. You receive these nematodes either by blood-sucking creatures like mosquitoes or by copepod crustaceans. The filarial worms will continue to mature in your body. It would seem that the group which dwells in the serous cavity in the abdomen may cause the stomach to produce extra stomach acid as a defense mechanism. However, as far as I know, there is no evidence for this.
