Lymphatic filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Overview. Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease. Infection occurs when filarial parasites ...
About Lymphatic Filariasis | Filarial Worms - CDC
A parasite is an organism (a living thing) that lives on or inside another organism. It can cause severe swelling in the legs and other parts of ...
Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Filariasis) Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
If they have very visible, severe symptoms like extreme swelling, they may experience social stigma. Chronic swelling or pain may also impact a person's ability ...
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) ... Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease. It is caused by ...
DPDx - Lymphatic Filariasis - CDC
Adults are found primarily in lymphatic vessels, less commonly in blood vessels. Figure A: Adults of W. bancrofti. The male worm is on the left; ...
Lymphatic filariasis - Wikipedia
Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms. ... The skin may become thicker as well, and the condition may become ...
Elephantiasis: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment - WebMD
Elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, is a very rare condition that's spread by mosquitoes.
Lymphatic Filariasis - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Lymphatic Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti is the only type of lymphatic filariasis present in the Americas. The infection is transmitted by infected ...
Lymphatic Filariasis - Merck Manual Consumer Version
Lymphatic filariasis is a filarial worm infection that is a common cause of permanent disability worldwide.
Filariasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is currently considered a neglected tropical disease. The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis is providing mass drug ...
What is lymphatic filariasis? | Neglected tropical diseases | Sightsavers
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted via mosquito bite. It causes painful symptoms, often the abnormal enlargement of body parts.
Lymphatic Filariasis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Lymphatic filariasis is a mosquito-borne NID that represents a major public health problem in 74 countries due to its association with substantial morbidity ...
Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program - The Carter Center
Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program. The Carter Center works with national ministries of health to eliminate the debilitating parasitic disease lymphatic ...
Lymphatic filariasis | About the Disease | GARD
Summary. Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms that only live in the human lymph system, which maintains the ...
Lymphatic Filariasis - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Lymphatic filariasis is a chronic filarial infection that may present acutely with retrograde adenolymphangitis or subacutely with lymphedema of the ...
The global distribution of lymphatic filariasis, 2000–18 - The Lancet
An estimated 199 million total individuals (95% uncertainty interval 174–234 million) worldwide were infected with lymphatic filariasis in 2000, with totals for ...
Filariasis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
Of the hundreds of described filarial parasites, only 8 species cause natural infections in humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified lymphatic ...
Lymphatic filariasis: Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and ...
Outline · Acute manifestations · - Acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) · - Acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (DLA) · - Filarial fever · - Tropical ...
Lymphatic filariasis: Treatment and prevention - UpToDate
Outline · Diethylcarbamazine · Doxycycline · Ivermectin · Albendazole · Management of chronic pathology · - Lymphatic pathology · - Hydrocele ...
A Trial of a Triple-Drug Treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis
This trial tested whether a single dose of a three-drug regimen of ivermectin plus diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole results in a greater sustained clearance ...