Lymphatic filariasis is a parasitic infection caused by thread-like worms transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes, which lodge in the lymphatic system. Long-term infection can damage the lymphatic system and cause dramatic swelling of the limbs or genitals, a condition known as elephantiasis, which can be severely disabling and stigmatizing. Most infected people carry the parasite without visible symptoms for years before disease develops.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative AgentFilarial worms (Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, Brugia timori) 1 Causative Agent
Causative Agent (category) Lymphatic Filariasis
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Treated By
Mass drug administration is the World Health Organization strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis.
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Also in Health and Wellness Atlas: a program that addresses this condition.
Source Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (Wikipedia)Lead sectionQuote, Lead section
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is a World Health Organization project to eradicate the Filarioidea worms which cause the disease lymphatic filariasis and also treat the people who already have the infection.
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1. Lymphatic filariasis - Wikipedia
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caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms
Infobox, frequency
40 million (2022)
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The skin may become thicker as well, and the condition may become painful.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
It is the first mosquito-borne disease directly linked to mosquitoes.
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
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