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No Lymphatic Filaraisis is not a virus. It is caused by three different types of parasites called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugi Timori
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How is filariasis treated?
Either ivermectin, albendazole, or diethylcarbamazine is used to treat a filariasis infection by eliminating the larvae, impairing the adult worms' ability to reproduce, and by actually killing adult worms.
What group of animals causes trichinosis and elephantitis?
In underdeveloped regions of South America, Central Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands and the Caribbean, it can be caused by a parasitic disease known as lymphatic filariasis. Lymphatic filariasis is caused by three different species ofworms known as Brugia malayi, Brugia timori and Wuchereria bancrofti. These worms cause damage and inflammation to the lymphatic system. The larval form of the worms is introduced into the human body through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
Which does not refer to the shape of a virus?
A bacillus does not refer to the shape of a virus. The capsid of a virus is what determines the shape of a virus.
What is the scientific word for virus?
"virus"
Is virus a verb?
No. Virus is a noun.
Which disease does culex spread?
West Nile Virus and Filariasis. Filariasis is caused by nematodes which affect primarily lymphatic nodes and cause elephantiasis.
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 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
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.
Where is Lymphatic filariasis most common?
Lymphatic filariasis is a disease of underdeveloped regions found in South America, Central Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean
Which class disease filariasis belongs?
Epidemic Disease
What do you call bodha kalu in English?
Filariasis or Filariae
