In Patna, Bihar, several school students fell ill after consuming Albendazole during a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign aimed at eliminating lymphatic filariasis. The incident was promptly ...

Social media users have been left amazed by a video that has gone viral. In India, a 26-year-old man's scrotum was found to contain dancing worms. In the video, doctors from Max Super Specialty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to King and colleagues, more than 100 million people in 52 countries have been infected by the ...

Lucknow: Reviewing the ongoing filariasis elimination campaign, National Health Mission (UP) director Dr Pinky Jowel said mass drug administration mus.

What are the Causes of Filariasis? Eight different thread-like nematodes cause filariasis. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereria bancrofti Eight different thread-like ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Around 20% of patients with obvious physical symptoms of lymphatic filariasis met the criteria for depression in ...

Edema with thickening of the skin and underlying tissues is the classical symptom of elephantiasis. It usually affects the lower extremities. However, the arms, vulva, breasts and scrotum (causing ...

Lymphatic filariasis, a devastating parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes, affects more than 110 million people worldwide. 1 People who suffer from the infection experience extremely painful ...

The man had severe scrotal pain and swelling for over a month An ultrasound shows the worms in a 'filarial dance sign' Lymphatic Filariasis is considered a 'neglected tropical disease' A 26-year-old ...

The 10th meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) concluded recently with Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Vikas Sheel urging all partners to come ...

Filariasis is a parasitic infection caused by thread-like nematodes (filariae) that belong to the roundworm superfamily filarioidea. These infestations are common in tropical countries such as ...