BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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Elephantiasis is common name of Lymphatic Filariasis
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It is caused by a nematode
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The disease is transmitted by house flies
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Infection usually occurs in childhood and remains asymptomic
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mosquitoes are responsible for spreading the parasites that cause elephantiasis. Firstly, mosquitoes become infected with roundworm larvae when they take a blood meal from an infected human. The mosquitoes then bite someone else, passing the larvae into their bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-2: -Elephantiasis is a parasitic disease caused by mosquito bites infection usually acquired in childhood causing damage to the lymphatic system. It can lead to enlargement of body parts particularly the limbs. It also spreads from person to person through mosquitoes.
Detailed explanation-3: -How is lymphatic filariasis spread? The disease spreads from person to person by mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites a person who has lymphatic filariasis, microscopic worms circulating in the person’s blood enter and infect the mosquito.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.