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Date Submitted: 09/23/2003 10:22:13
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I did my report on filariasis, which is more commonly known as elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is the late phase of filariasis. Filariasis is a tropical mosquito born parasitic disease causing obstruction of the lymph vessels. In some people the presence of the worm causes a tissue reaction that causes the lymph flow to be blocked. This blockage produces lymphedema which is a swelling and can eventually lead to a tremendous enlargement of an extremity or organ. …

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…ingestion by a human skin they migrate to the lymphayic vessels where they mature and reproduce. There isn't really any prevention to this disease. Bibliography Drimmer, Frederick; THE ELEPHANT MAN; Putnam Publishers; New York, 1985 "Elephantiasis", FISHBEIN'S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL AND HEALTH ENCYCLOPEDIA; H.S. Stuttman Inc. Publishers; Westport, CT.; 1983 ed., vol. 2, pp. 527 "Filariasis", COLLIER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA; Macmillan Educational Company New York, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International Publishing Group; New York, Oxford, Sydney; 1991 ed., col. 9, pp. 698-699

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