Filariasis is an infectious disease (Elephant Leg Disease) caused by filarial worms transmitted by various species of mosquitoes.This disease is chronic (chronic) and if not treated can cause permanent disability in the form of enlargement of the legs, arm sand genitals of both women and men. As a result patients can not work optimally even dependent on others.
A person can be infected or infected with the disease elephantiasis if the person is bitten by an infective mosquito is a mosquito-containing III-stage larvae (L3). Mosquito gets a small filarial worms (microfilariae) while sucking the blood of patients or animals containing the microfilaria reservoir containing the microfilaria. Transmission of the disease cycle kaiki this elephant through two stages of a development in the mosquito (vector) and the second stage of development in the human body (host) and reservoair.
Mass treatment of endemic areas carried out by using drugs Carbamazine Diethyl citrate (DEC) combined with Albenzol once a year for 5 / 10 years.
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