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Elephantiasis

I did my report on filariasis, which is more commonly known as
. is the late phase of filariasis. Filariasis
is a tropical mosquito born parasitic disease causing obstruction of the
lymph vessels. In some people the presence of the worm causes a tissue
reaction that causes the lymph flow to be blocked. This blockage produces
lymphedema which is a swelling and can eventually lead to a tremendous
enlargement of an extremity or organ. When follows repeated
infection, parts of the body -- particularly the legs -- become grossly
enlarged and the surrounding skin hardens and ulcerates. Certain types of
elephantiasis can be treated surgically. Elephantiasis of the legs is
usually treated with ...

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alive. An
interesting feature of these worms is the periodic swarming of the
microfilariae in the bloodstream. In most species swarming takes place at
night. The embryos can be taken up by an insect only when they are in a
human's bloodstream. They develope into infective larvae in the insect,
which is the intermediate host. These hosts are various genera of
mosquitoes, notably A?des, Anopheles, and Culex. Within 10 to 11 days
after ingestion by a human skin they migrate to the lymphayic vessels
where they mature and reproduce. There isn't really any prevention to this
disease.

Bibliography

Drimmer, Frederick; THE ELEPHANT MAN; Putnam Publishers; New York, 1985

"Elephantiasis", FISHBEIN'S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL AND HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA;

H.S. Stuttman Inc. Publishers; Westport, CT.; 1983 ed., vol. 2, pp. 527

"Filariasis", COLLIER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA; Macmillan Educational Company New
York, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing
Group; New York, Oxford, ...

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