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	Filariasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lymphatic Filariasis is a parasitic and infectious tropical disease, caused by the thread-like parasitic filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, all transmitted by mosquitoes.
		Filariasis is endemic in tropical regions of Asia, Africa, Central and South America.
		The most spectacular symptom of lymphatic filariasis is elephantiasis (thickening of the skin and underlying tissues), which was the first disease discovered to be transmitted by insects.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Filariasis (228 words)

	Lymphatic Filariasis Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lymphatic filariasis [lim-FA-tick fil-uh-RY-uh-sis] is a disease of the tropics.
		Filariasis is caused by three types of parasitic worms: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
		Lymphatic filariasis is a disease of the tropics.
	www.astdhpphe.org /infect/lymphfil.html (671 words)

	Filariasis - Boston College (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lymphatic filariasis is a debilitating disease caused by nematode worms of the genera Wucheriaand Brugia.
		Lymphatic filariasis is not life threatening, but it does cause discomfort, swelling of the limbs and genitals, damage to the kidneys and lymphatic system, impairment of the body's ability to fight infection, and general malaise.
		In addition, the inefficiency with which filariasis is transmitted (many bites from infected mosquitoes are required to infect a human) further improves the chances of eradicating the disease.
	www.bc.edu /schools/cas/biology/research/infect/filariasis (1061 words)

	Filariasis Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		Filariasis is characterized by fever, chills, headache, and skin lesions in the early stages and, if untreated, can progress to include gross enlargement of the limbs and genitalia in a condition called elephantiasis.
		Filariasis is occasionally found in the United States, especially among immigrants from the Caribbean and Pacific islands.
		In cases of lymphatic filariasis, the most common form of the disease, the disease is caused by the adult worms actually living in the lymphatic vessels near the lymph nodes where they distort the vessels and cause local inflammation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0005/ai_2601000547 (965 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala News : Mass participation necessary to eradicate filariasis
		Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by thin, thread-like filarial worms that are transmitted by mosquitoes.
		This programme for eradication of filariasis is based on a dual approach consisting of: interruption of transmission to prevent the disease in future generations and alleviation of the disability in those who already have the disease.
		To effectively prevent the transmission of filariasis by mosquitoes, the drugs would have to be consumed every year by at least 80 per cent of the population in the endemic States.
	www.hindu.com /2004/06/05/stories/2004060506610500.htm (1177 words)

	Medical - Malaria / Filariasis & Mosquitoes FAQ's
		Filariasis is a group of tropical diseases caused by various thread-like parasitic roundworms and their larvae.
		Filariasis is rarely fatal but it is the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability in the world.
		Filariasis is transmitted to humans through the bite of a mosquito.
	www.michie.net /png_faqs/06308707_1.shtml (1762 words)

	Filariasis
		Filariasis is an infectious tropical disease caused by the round worm parasites Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi.
		Filariasis is a rare infectious tropical disorder caused by the round worm parasites (nematode) Wuchereria bancrofti or Brigia malayi.
		Treatment of Filariasis may be directed at the elimination of the adult and larval forms of the organism from the body.
	hw.healthdialog.com /kbase/nord/nord116.htm (1333 words)

	WHO \| Lymphatic filariasis
		In tropical and subtropical areas where lymphatic filariasis is well-established, the prevalence of infection is continuing to increase.
		Until very recently, diagnosing lymphatic filariasis had been extremely difficult, since parasites had to be detected microscopically in the blood, and in most parts of the world, the parasites have a "nocturnal periodicity" that restricts their appearance in the blood to only the hours around midnight.
		Lymphatic filariasis exerts a heavy social burden that is especially severe because of the specific attributes of the disease, particularly since chronic complications are often hidden and are considered shameful.
	www.who.int /mediacentre/factsheets/fs102/en (1306 words)

	Fighting Filariasis by Lalita Sridhar
		Lymphatic Filariasis is a disease caused by parasitic worms, which can live, unnoticed in human bodies for over a decade.
		Upon manifestation, Filariasis results in a grotesque swelling of limbs and that is the reason why the disease is also called Elephantiasis or the Malabar Leg.
		Filariasis is not transmitted conjugally although those who share the same environment are likely to turn carriers." So a fight against Filariasis is also a fight against poverty and social discrimination.
	www.boloji.com /wfs/wfs014.htm (1170 words)

	Filariasis \| DoctorNDTV: Health Information on Filariasis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Filariasis is an infection caused by a parasitic worm and is transmitted by insect-bites.
		Filariasis can be diagnosed by conducting a blood test that directly shows the presence of worms.
		The treatment of filariasis consists of using medicines that kill the worms combined with the treatment to relieve the symptoms.
	www.doctorndtv.com /topicsh/Filariasis.asp (547 words)

	LYMPHEDEMA LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS
		Lymphatic filariasis is caused primarily by adult worms (filariae) that live in the lymphatic vessels.
		For chronic manifestations of lymphatic filariasis, such as lymphedema and hydrocele, specific lymphedema treatment (including hygiene, skin care, physical therapy, and in some cases, antibiotics) and surgical repair, respectively, are recommended.
		Progressive lymphoedema (from the early reversible stages to irreversible and complicated stages) associated with the increase in episodic attacks of acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) [7] is the most important cause of physical suffering, permanent disability and economic loss [8-10].
	www.lymphedemapeople.com /thesite/lymphedema_lymphatic_filariasis.htm (7439 words)

	eMedicine - Filariasis : Article by Michael D Nissen, BMedSc, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA
		Returning missionaries and Peace Corps volunteers are at particular risk for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis because of the long prepatent period and relatively high intensity of exposure required between exposure to infective insect bites and the development of sexually mature adult worms.
		Acute lymphatic filariasis is related to larval molting and adult maturation to fifth-stage larvae.
		Iqbal J, Sher A: Determination of the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis among migrant workers in Kuwait by detecting circulating filarial antigen.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic794.htm (5073 words)

	Filariasis Information on Healthline
		The two most common types of the disease are Bancroftian and Malayan filariasis, both forms of lymphatic filariasis.
		The larvae (microfilariae) can also be found in the blood, but because mosquitos, which spread the disease, are active at night, the larvae are usually only found in the blood between about 10 pm and 2 am.
		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.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/filariasis (979 words)

	Lymphatic Filariasis
		Filariasis is a form of lymphedema that is totally unlike either primary or secondary lymphedema.
		There are seven stages of filariasis progressing ranging from stage 1, which is slight swelling, to stage 7 in which the individual is severely disabled.
		The treatment of filariasis does not include manual lymph drainage or the use of compression garments.
	www.lymphnotes.com /article.php/id/67 (603 words)

	Lymphatic Filariasis Alert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		During the past five years, a series of advances in diagnosis and treatment have transformed lymphatic filariasis from a long-neglected disease of the tropics to the target of a growing inter-national effort to control and possibly eliminate this parasitic disease from the face of the earth.
		The mosquito-transmitted worms that cause lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti (90% of infections) and Brugia malayi (10% of infections), infect an estimated 120 million persons in Africa, southern Asia, the western Pacific Islands, the Atlantic coast of South and Central America, and the Caribbean.
		The morbidity control "pillar" of lymphatic filariasis is currently being developed for the 15 million persons with lymphedema of the extremities caused by lymphatic filariasis.
	www.ivumed.org /news_art/v4i3n2.htm (973 words)

	Division of Parasitic Diseases - Lymphatic filariasis Fact Sheet
		Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms.
		Lymphatic filariasis affects over 120 million people in 73 countries throughout the tropics and sub-tropics of Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and parts of Central and South America.
		Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of permanent and long-term disability worldwide.
	www.medhelp.org /NIHlib/GF-568.html (721 words)

	DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,filariasis,lymphedema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This 60-year-old man with filariasis for 25 years experienced progressive lymphedema of the right leg.
		Filariasis is a chronic filarial infection caused by Wucheria bancrofti, a thin round worm which frequently infects humans in the tropics.
		His first report on this was in the form of a letter to Thomas Spencer Cobbold (1828-1886), who published it in The Lancet (1877, 2: 70-71) and coined the term bancrofti.
	dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu /derm/result.cfm?Diagnosis=-1581276138 (384 words)

	Filaria Journal \| Full text \| Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) Elimination: A public health success and development ...
		Lymphatic filariasis is one of the "neglected diseases"; however its elimination appears not only feasible if programmes are sustained over a 5-year time scale but the programme has unique characteristics which enable it to appeal to a wide constituency of donors (Tables 2 and 5).
		Lymphatic filariasis elimination can viably contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (Table 5) and represents an, as yet, unheralded global health success story; early targets for expansion of the programme's treatment numbers have been achieved.
		Lymphatic filariasis elimination is an "easy-to-do" inexpensive health intervention that provides considerable "beyond filariasis" benefits (Tables 4 and 5), exemplifies partnership and is easily evaluated.
	www.filariajournal.com /content/2/1/13 (1707 words)

	filariasis
		Bancroftian filariasis is caused by the nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, transmitted by Anopheline mosquitos, and occurs in much of the tropical and subtropical world (except western South America and Northern Australia) between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
		Malayan filariasis is caused by the nematode Brugia malayi, transmitted by Mansonia or Anopheline mosquitos, and occurs primarily in Malaysia, Indonesia, and some nearby pacific Islands, as well as scattered areas of India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and China.
		Ottesen, E.A., Ismail, M.M., & Horton, J. The role of albendazole in programmes to eleminate lymphatic filariasis.
	www3.baylor.edu /~Charles_Kemp/filariasis.htm (1204 words)

	Elephantiasis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Organisms that cause lymphatic filariasis are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori, all of which are nematodes (i.e., roundworms) transmitted by mosquitoes.
		In patients with lymphatic filariasis, the parasite occupies lymph vessels that drain the lower extremities, producing massive enlargement and deformity of the legs and genitalia.
		When lymphatic filariasis is caused by infection with Wuchereria bancrofti, it may be referred to as bancroftian filariasis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elephantiasis (654 words)

	Untitled Document
		Filariasis is a disease caused by parasitic worms called filariae.
		Filariae are microscopic roundworms that dwell in the blood and tissues of humans.
		Lymphatic is also referred to sometimes as “elephantiasis.”; Elephantiasis is actually an extreme clinical feature of filariasis that has become strongly associated with the disease.
	www.stanford.edu /class/humbio103/ParaSites2004/Filariasis/intro.htm (471 words)

	China free of lymphatic filariasis
		China is slated to be officially declared free of the debilitating disease lymphatic filariasis, 15 years ahead of the global elimination target of 2020.
		However, the lack of adequate funding is one of major obstacles facing most countries engaged in filariasis elimination.
		The disease, which causes severe and debilitating swelling, particularly of the limbs, is caused by filarial parasites.
	www.news-medical.net /?id=16994 (444 words)

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