LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

  • Recently, the Maharashtra government has started a drug administration drive for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) and become the first State in the country to resume giving rounds of the drug after the second wave of Covid-19.
  • Lymphatic filariasis is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms.
  • The worms are spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes.
  • These worms damage the lymphatic system.
  • Most cases of the disease have no symptoms. Some people, however, develop a syndrome called elephantiasis, which is marked by severe swelling in the arms, legs, breasts, or genitals.
  • Prevention can be achieved by treating entire groups in which the disease exists, known as mass deworming.

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