Filariasis (patient information)

Filariasis
Overview
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who is at highest risk?
Diagnosis
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Where to find medical care for Filariasis?
Prevention
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Possible complications
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What causes Filariasis?

Filariasis is caused by parasitic organisms called nematodes or round worms. They include:

• Brugia malayi
• Brugia timori
• Loa loa
• Mansonella ozzardi
• Mansonella perstans
• Mansonella streptocerca
• Onchocerca volvulus
• Wuchereria bancrofti

Who is at highest risk?

• Repeated mosquito bites over several months to years are needed to get lymphatic filariasis.
• People living for a long time in tropical or sub-tropical areas where the disease is common are at the greatest risk for infection.

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