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Elephantiasis - Example Papers

Elephantiasis

My report is on . It is a disease that is mostly
found in the tropics. This disease is a condition in which a part
of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to a thickening of the
skin and the underlying tissues. It results from a long term
interference with the flow of lymphatic fluid away from these
tissues. The most frequently affected part is the leg. The most
common cause of lymphatic obstruction is filaries. Filaries is
caused chiefly by the species Wuchereria. When you have
wherever it is located your skin will become rough
and thickened like the skin of an elephant.
Over 1 billion people in 73 countries are at risk of getting
elephantiasis, and there are over 120 ...

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is attacking the filarial parasite it will also cure
infections with gastro-intestinal parasites (including hookworm)
as well.
It is estimated that, because nearly one-fifth of the world's
population is at risk of infection, it will take approximately 20
years to eliminate the disease.
In men the scrotum is affected about as much as the leg.
Less often it occurs in the arm. Occasionally, it affects the
breasts or external genitals of women.
In rare cases, elephantiasis may be caused from a lot of
surgical removal of lymph nodes or from a disease other than
filariasis affecting the ...

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Added: 11/4/2008 07:26:33 PM
Category: Science & Nature
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