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.
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Provides information on this disease and the program for its elimination being undertaken in Nigeria.
Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Archive of articles from this journal that ceased publication in 2007.
Provides information on this disease caused by three species of nematode thread-like worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.
Archive of articles from this journal that ceased publication in 2007.
Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Provides information on this disease caused by three species of nematode thread-like worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.
Provides information on this disease and the program for its elimination being undertaken in Nigeria.
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