2006-12-16 00:57:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
People infected with adult worms can take a yearly dose of medicine that kills the microscopic worms circulating in the blood. While this does not kill the adult worms, it does prevent infected people from giving the disease to someone else. Even after the adult worms die, lymphedema can develop. To prevent the lymphedema from getting worse by getting care from lymphedema therapist and by following several basic principles:
Carefully wash the swollen area with soap and water every day.
Use anti-bacterial cream on any wounds. This stops bacterial infections .
Elevate and exercise the swollen arm or leg to move the fluid and improve the lymph flow.
2006-12-16 03:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by PanicGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The treatment of filariaisis consists of chemotherapy directed against the adult worms (macrofilaricidal) and against the microfilariae (microfilaricidal) combined with symptomatic treatment to relieve the damage caused by the body's immunological reaction to dead or dying worms
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2006-12-17 21:23:40 · answer #2 · answered by Baseer A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Filariasis is treatable only in primary stages and diethylcarbamazepine and ivermectin are used to treat it. If once it has grown up it can not be treated and medicines give timely relief only.
2006-12-16 01:20:10 · answer #3 · answered by loveboy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-16 01:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diethylcarbamazepine and ivermectin are used for treating filariasis.
2006-12-16 01:03:44 · answer #5 · answered by dzzy21 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋