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Elephantiasis
I did my report on filariasis, which is more commonly known as
elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is the late phase of filariasis. Filariasis
is a tropical mosquito born parasitic disease causing obstruction of the
lymph vessels. In some people the presence of the worm causes a tissue
reaction that causes the lymph flow to be bloc ....
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.... various genera of
mosquitoes, notably A?des, Anopheles, and Culex. Within 10 to 11 days
after ingestion by a human skin they migrate to the lymphayic vessels
where they mature and reproduce. There isn't really any prevention to this
disease.
Bibliography
Drimmer, Frederick; THE ELEPHANT MAN; Putnam Publishers; New York, 1985
"Elephantiasis", FISHBEIN'S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL AND HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA;
H.S. Stuttman Inc. Publishers; Westport, CT.; 1983 ed., vol. 2, pp. 527
"Filariasis", COLLIER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA; Macmillan Educational Company New
York, ....
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