What are the Causes of Filariasis? Eight different thread-like nematodes cause filariasis. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereria bancrofti Eight different thread-like ...

TRICHY: In a major relief, the district health department has said that no further positive cases of lymphatic filariasis had been detected in Pullambadi in the district, where a seven-year-old boy ...

Filariasis is a parasitic infection caused by thread-like nematodes (filariae) that belong to the roundworm superfamily filarioidea. These infestations are common in tropical countries such as ...

Edema with thickening of the skin and underlying tissues is the classical symptom of elephantiasis. It usually affects the lower extremities. However, the arms, vulva, breasts and scrotum (causing ...

Social media users have been left amazed by a video that has gone viral. In India, a 26-year-old man's scrotum was found to contain dancing worms. In the video, doctors from Max Super Specialty ...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have shown that a single “cocktail” of three pill-based anti-parasite medications is significantly more effective at killing ...

It is an extremely painful and disfiguring disease that spreads through the bite of mosquitoes. (Image Credits: Pixabay) Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis, continues to be a major ...

The National Health Policy aims at elimination of Lymphatic filariasis by 2020 NEW DELHI: Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by infection with roundworms ...

Transmitted through mosquito bite, filariasis is estimated to be endemic in over 250 districts in 20 states, putting 650 million people at risk. New Delhi: The 10th meeting of the Global Alliance to ...

Eight of the 18 filariasis endemic districts in the state are on the verge of eradicating the disease, following continued mass drug administration programmes and transmission assessment surveys.