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Lymphatic Filariasis
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Description
Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis. It is a disease of the tropics characterized by grotesque swelling of the limbs and male genitalia. The disease is caused by thread-like, parasitic filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori. These worms lodge in the lymphatic system. They live for 4-6 years, producing millions of tiny larvae (microfilariae) that circulate in the blood.
Description
Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis. It is a disease of the tropics characterized by grotesque swelling of the limbs and male genitalia. The disease is caused by thread-like, parasitic filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori. These worms lodge in the lymphatic system. They live for 4-6 years, producing millions of tiny larvae (microfilariae) that circulate in the blood.
Lymphatic Filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis
(Site) - Detailed information from the World Health Organization.
Division of Parasitic Diseases - Lymphatic filariasis
(Site) - Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Global Alliance to Eliiminate Lymphatic Filariasis
(Site) - Describes the disease, its epidemiology (including countries where it is endemic), prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment; and international efforts to eradicate it.
GlaxoSmithKline: Lymphatic Filariasis Programme
(Site) - Detailed information about the disease, its history, and treatment.
Pac Elf
(Site) - A group whose goal is eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in the South Pacific by the year 2010.
Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre
(Site) - Includes information about elephantiasis and its treatment. Includes video and audio presentations.
Filariasis.net
(Site) - Features news releases, studies, and a forum.
Last update: 2008-05-06 13:31:57
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