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What does elephantiasis mostly result from?
The agents responsible for most of the elephantiasis in the world are filarial worms
What is the named pathogen that causes Diseases like elephantiasis caused by these worm-like animals?
The three main causes of elephantiasis are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori. With Wuchereria being the most common.
What is the name of the pathogen that causes for elephantiasis?
Elephantiasis, also called filariasis, is due to infection by a couple different types of parasitic worms. The three most common types of worms are; Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori.
Is elephantiasis disease contagious?
is elephantiasis contagious?
What is a major symptom of elephantiasis?
A major symptom of elephantiasis is the swelling of the arms and the legs.
Is elephantiasis an air-borne disease?
No, elephantiasis is caused by microscopic parasitic threadlike worms
Is elephantiasis DNA OR RNA?
Elephantiasis is caused by a microfilarial nematode (very small worm).
What does elephantiasis usually do to a person?
Elephantiasis is a disease that causes thickening of the skin and tissue. Elephantiasis can cause certain body parts to swell to the size of a soccer ball or basketball.
What are the symptoms of Elephantiasis?
Some of the most common symptoms are abnormal swelling of skin and tissues, thickening and darkening of the skin in the lower extremities, pain in the testicles, fever and enlargement of lymph nodes in the groin
What type of worm causes elephantiasis?
the Filarial round worm causes elephantiasis
Is ELEPHANTIASIS communicable or non communicable?
Elephantiasis is a non - communicable disease.If you are having this disease then a part from your body will swell.Swelling cant spread through one person to other,thus it is non communicable,dear.
What is an example of morphological divergence?
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