Assertion: lymphatic filariasis | /r/Synonym | elephantiasis
Facets:
value: commonly
type: DEGREE
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Lymphatic Filariasis is also known as Elephantiasis
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)  which affects the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes.
text: Lymphatic filariasis is otherwise called Elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly referred to as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease caused by tiny parasitic worms spread by mosquitos.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as Elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasitic nematodes or roundworms of the family Filarioidea.
text: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is also known as Elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as Elephantiasis, is mainly caused by W. bancrofti and B. malayi and affects about 120 million people across 80 countries.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease.
text: Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is commonly known as elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease.
text: Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is commonly known as elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a disease caused by a threadlike worm that can grow and reproduce in the human lymphatic system, an important part of the body’s immune system.
text: Lymphatic filariasis (commonly known as elephantiasis) is a parasitic disease caused by microscopic, thread-like worms.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a disease of the tropics that causes grotesque swelling of the limbs and male genitalia.
text: Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a condition characterized by swelling of the lower limbs.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease.
text: Lymphatic filariasis also known as elephantiasis is a painful and disfiguring disease caused by thread like worms called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugai malayi, and Brugia timori.
text: Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis, it is a parasitic disease caused by thread like worms called Wuchereria Bancrofti.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a condition characterized by swelling of the lower limbs.
text: In 2007,** 546 million people around the world were treated to prevent transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF), commonly known as elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis also known as elephantiasis is caused by parasitic worms of the Filarioidea type.
text: Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis and is commonly called “Big Foot” in Guyana.
text: Lymphatic filariasis also known as elephantiasis is caused by parasitic worms of the Filarioidea type.
text: Lymphatic filariasis is also known as elephantiasis.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, sometimes known as elephantiasis, is delivered by mosquitoes infected by young, blood-born parasites.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.
text: Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease.
text: Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) Elimination:
text: …causes of lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis).
text: Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis): 546 million people treated worldwide in 2007 alone
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is a neglected tropical disease and has infected over 120 million people in 73 countries, of which about 40 million with remaining disfigurement and incapacitation.
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is transmitted through bites of mosquitoes that carry infective larvae of W. bancrofti, B. malayi or B. timori.
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) infection is asymptomatic in the majority of people, in some people there are acute signs and symptoms.
text: The common diagnostic method for lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is a microscopic examination of a blood smear for microfilariae, of blood collected between 10 pm and 2 am (when the microfilariae are released into the blood – nocturnal periodicity).
text: Treatment for the acute stages of Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is with DEC (Diethylcarbamazine) (
text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) complications are bacterial co-infections of the acute (skin / lymphatic system) manifestations and the development of the chronic manifestations.
text: Although this group includes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), loiasis (Calabar swelling) and forms of mansonellosis, the term filariasis is usually used to describe lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or B. timori.
text: Lymphatic Filariasis (elephantiasis or LF)
text: Knowing whether someone has a Loa loa infection has become more important in Africa because the presence of people with Loa loa infection has limited programs to control or eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis).
text: Lymphatic filariasis is otherwise called Elephantiasis.
text: Actually, Lymphatic Filariasis is called Elephantiasis, as it produces above stated symptoms.