Filariasis and Elephantiasis

sciencegajab October 28, 2023 1 Comments

ELEPHANTIASIS/FILARIASIS Causative agent: wuchereria /filarial worm (W.bancrofti and W. malayi). Wuchereria is helminths. Symptoms:•Slowly developed chronic inflammation usuallyin lymphatic vessels of lower limb.• The genital organs are often affected resultingin…