symptoms of filaria?

Answer 1

filariasis is caused by 3 pathogens - Wuchereria Bancrofti, Loa Loa and Onchocerca Volvulus. W. Bancrofti is caused by mosquitoes, Loa Loa by biting flies and O. Volvulus by the black fly that breeds among streams.

symptoms:
W. Bancrofti: it occurs in the lymphatics and causes fibrosis and obstruction on the lymph flow. if you have heavy infestations it may cause elephatiasis. this may occur in any region - i saw a picture of a man whose scrotum enlarged to the extent that he was standing upright and it was resting on the ground.
Loa Loa: it occurs in the connective tissue and can cause swellings in the eye.
O.Volvulus: you can have painless subcutaneous nodules and it can travel to the eye and cause "river blindness"

you cannot kill the adult worm, but the larvae are susceptible to Ivermectin or albendazole.

Answer 2

Filaria is a long, thread-like roundworm called Wuchereria Bancrofti ...The young worms can be seen in the blood near the body surface... This disease is characterized by severe swelling of the limbs, usually the legs. Sometimes it even can affect the breast or the scrotum.

This gross swelling in the legs and other parts of the body and the thickening of the skin due to blockage of the vessels of the lymphatic system is called Elephantiasis.
There is medication to treat this, I hope this helps you....

Answer 3

Elephantiasis is characterized by the gross enlargement of a limb or areas of the trunk or head. There is an abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in the tissues (edema) causing severe swelling. The skin usually develops a thickened, pebbly appearance and may become ulcerated and darkened. Fever, chills and a general feeling of ill health (malaise) may be present. Elephantiasis may also affect the male and female genital organs. In a male, there may be enlargement of the scrotum, and the penis may be retracted under skin which has become thickened, nonelastic, hot and painful. The spermatic cords may become thickened. The external parts of the female genital organs (vulva) may also be affected by elephantiasis. A long, tumorous mass covered by thickened and ulcerated skin may develop between the thighs. There may also be an enlargement of the lymph nodes of the legs.