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Lymphatic Filariasis

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

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ROUNDWORMS

  • 90% Wuchereria bancrofti
  • 9.5% Brugia malayi
  • Rarely B. Timori
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Wuchereria bancrofti

  • Microscopic
  • Long, slender
  • males about 1.6 inches long
  • females about 2.4 inches
  • Produce millions of microfilariae
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  • Adults live in human lymphatic system
  • Cause swelling (elephantiasis)
  • fluid accumulation (hydrocele)
  • Interfere with immune system
  • Transmitted by mosquitos (Culex)
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  • Affects 120 million people
  • 40 million show symptoms
  • Africa and Southeast Asia
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  • albendazole and either ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine citrate
  • prevent the microfilariae from spreading throughout bloodstream

Clay Madsen