Doctors said the severe swelling of the scrotum was due to a parasitic infection, commonly seen in cases of lymphatic filariasis (LF). The infection caused major enlargement and deformity of the ...

The group includes lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, a parasitic infection caused by worms that can lead to severe swelling; and trachoma, a bacterial eye infection that can leave ...

In Kwale County, Lymphatic Filariasis causes untold suffering, but doctors like Dr Jasper Mwahanje and Dr Paul Gathuma, are at the forefront of transforming the lives of those affected.

Unit-VIII: Biology and Human Welfare Chapter-7: Human Health and Diseases Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia ...

Samples were analyzed by in-house real-time PCR and Alere™ i Influenza A & B (Alere™ i), which uses isothermal amplification of nucleic acids for the qualitative detection of influenza A and B ...

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1 Mitra A, Sen A, Agrawal T, Kohli G. Ocular filariasis: "Dancing sensation in the anterior chamber". Trop Parasitol. 2019 Jan-Jun;9(1):57-58. Doi: 10.4103/tp.TP_69 ...

Birbhum district has achieved the highest success rate in the state in its fight against filariasis, having administered anti-filarial tablets to approximately 85 per cent of the population in ...

There is no single model of integration. It could be a clinic that manages patients with lymphatic filariasis with chemotherapy to treat the infection and yoga to improve mobility and mental health.

The parasitic infection Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) primarily induces two clinical conditions: limb and breast lymphoedema and hydrocele. Global elimination of LF as a public health problem has two ...