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Reindeers Could Hold the Key to Elephantiasis Cure

... In tropical and subtropical areas where lymphatic filariasis is well-established, the prevalence of infection i...ase. In its most obvious manifestations, lymphatic filariasis causes enlargement of the entire leg or arm, the genitals, vulva and breasts. In endemic communiti...

Tea Workers Health Precarious, a Study

...er cent), diarrhea (1.7 per cent), skin infection, filariasis and pulmonary tuberculosis. The study also registered prevalence of Non-Communicable diseases like hypertension (45.9 per cent), senile cataract (25.3 per cent), epilepsy and back pain. Existence of Vitamin A and B-complex deficiency disorder amo...

Elephantiasis Is Eliminated In Egypt Due To Mass Drug Administration

... was in the clutches of elephantiasis or lymphatic filariasis (LF) as it is officially called by the medicos for a long time//. An autopsy on the 3,000-year-old mummified body of Natsef-Amun, an Egyptian priest during the time of Ramses XI, revealed the presence of filarial worms. It is one of the world's most ...

Concerted Effort Imperative For Elimination Of Tropical Diseases: WHO

...tified five tropical diseases - leprosy, lymphatic filariasis (LF), visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), soil tra...t disease burden in the case of leprosy, lymphatic filariasis and kala azar. Experts feel that these ‘neglected’ tropical diseases are poverty-related and prim...

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