ANATOMY
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lymphatic filariasis is transmitted by different types of mosquitoes for example by the Culex mosquito, widespread across urban and semi-urban areas, Anopheles, mainly found in rural areas, and Aedes, mainly in endemic islands in the Pacific.
Detailed explanation-2: -Parasites-Lymphatic Filariasis Lymphatic filariasis is spread from person to person by mosquitoes. People with the disease can suffer from lymphedema and elephantiasis and in men, swelling of the scrotum, called hydrocele. Lymphatic filariasis is a leading cause of permanent disability worldwide.
Detailed explanation-3: -The adult worms, which usually stay in one tissue, release early larval forms known as microfilariae into the person’s blood.