For many people in Madagascar, lymphatic filariasis remains a difficult disease to live with on a daily basis. Transmitted by mosquitoes, it disrupts the circulation of lymph and can cause persistent ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to King and colleagues, more than 100 million people in 52 countries have been infected by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ranchi: The Jharkhand health department has launched a mission-mode campaign with comprehensive preparations for the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme scheduled to begin on February ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Around 20% of patients with obvious physical symptoms of lymphatic filariasis met the criteria for depression in ...

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 ...

The 10th meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) concluded recently with Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Vikas Sheel urging all partners to come ...

The man had severe scrotal pain and swelling for over a month An ultrasound shows the worms in a 'filarial dance sign' Lymphatic Filariasis is considered a 'neglected tropical disease' A 26-year-old ...

Bhubaneswar: In a major push to meet the national target of eliminating lymphatic filariasis by 2027, the state government ...

Patna: The state govt will launch an 18-day intensive mass drug administration (MDA) campaign from Feb 10 to 27 to eliminate ...