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Filariasis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Filariasis is a disease caused by a chronic mosquito-borne parasitic infection . Chronic infection can lead to swelling of the extremities, hydroceles, and testicular masses.
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Filariasis - Wikipedia
Filariasis is a as filarial infection caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) spread by different vectors.
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Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Filariasis) Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Elephantiasis is an infectious disease that spreads through mosquito bites. It can lead to fluid retention and, in some cases, disfigurement.
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filariasis
filariasis Path. (fɪlɛərɪ-, fɪlɑːrɪˈeɪsɪs) Also filariˈosis. [f. filaria + -asis.] Any disease resulting from infection with filariæ.1879 Veterinarian LII. 401 (heading) Facts in Filariasis. 1888 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Sept. 728/2 The term ‘filariosis’, he [sc. Dr. Lancereaux] applies to the entire gro...
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Lymphatic filariasis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans ...
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Filariasis: Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology
Filariasis is a disease group caused by filariae that affects humans and animals (ie, nematode parasites of the family Filariidae). Of the hundreds of ...
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About Lymphatic Filariasis | Filarial Worms - CDC
Lymphatic filariasis, sometimes called LF, is a disease caused by an infection with thread-like parasitic worms.
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Filariasis - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | NORD
Filariasis is an infectious tropical disease caused by any one of several thread-like parasitic round worms.
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DPDx - Lymphatic Filariasis - CDC
The causative agents of lymphatic filariasis (LF) include the mosquito-borne filarial nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, B. timori.
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Lymphatic Filariasis (also known as LF or Elephantiasis)
Long-term infection with LF can lead to painful and disfiguring chronic enlargement of the arms, legs, breasts, and genitals of people of all ages.
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CDC - Lymphatic Filariasis - General Information - Frequently Asked ...
Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by three species of microscopic, thread-like worms. The adult worms only live in the human lymph system. The lymph system maintains the body's fluid balance and fights infections. Lymphatic filariasis affects over 120 million people in 72 countries throughout the tropics and sub-tropics of ...
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馬の糸状虫症の原因 | 水鳥や雉類の飼い方や知識
鬐甲瘻(Fistulous Withers) ～ 化膿性滲出物の漏出を呈する疾患. 感染性の棘上滑液嚢炎は、一般的に「鬐甲瘻：キ甲瘻（きこうろう）」と呼ばれ、棘上滑液包（馬の肩の部分とその関連組織）の皮膚が様々な量の壊死を伴って大量の漿...
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Lymphatic filariasis
Doxycycline is effective in treating lymphatic filariasis. W. bancrofti is responsible for 90% of lymphatic filariasis.
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-sis
-sis, suffix repr. Gr. -σις in nouns of action, as in analysis, arsis, merisis, peristalsis, etc. Also in some nouns denoting a specified diseased state, as filariasis, phthisis, psittacosis, sepsis.
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Lymphatic filariasis - Wikipedia
Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms. Usually acquired in childhood, it is a leading cause of permanent disability worldwide, impacting over a hundred million people and manifesting itself in a variety of severe clinical pathologies While most cases have no symptoms, some people develop a syndrome called elephantiasis, which is marked by ...
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