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According to medical experts the worldwide efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis is on track to potentially be successful by 2020.

Elephantiasis is the general term used for the disease which causes extreme swelling in the arms and legs. The tissues of the Lymph system become thick and inflamed.

Elephantiasis is the general term used for the disease which causes extreme swelling in the arms and legs. The tissues of the Lymph system become thick and inflamed.

Elephantiasis is the general term used for the disease which causes extreme swelling in the arms and legs. The tissues of the Lymph system become thick and inflamed. This disease also goes by the name Lymphatic Filariasis or Elephantitis.

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Africa is mostly an agrarian economy; they are unable to grow economically because of fossilized pre-industrial and pre-agrarian-revolution social formations. With no industrial revolution socio economic structures are in degenerative state rather than accumulative state. With the evolving disease pattern, diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are globally present though but others like sleeping sickness are specific to Africa. Inoculation, vaccination and other preventions are available but lack of easy access to health clinics and high cost of certain treatments put help out of reach for maximum population.

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TYPES AND TREATMENT

Wuchereria bancrofti,

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In addition to the common foot pathologies and deformities commonly found with diabetics, the following are additional pathologies. Limited dorsiflexion of the foot.

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MODERN REHABILITATION PROGRAMS IN PHYSIOBALNEOTHERAPY OF LYMPHEDEMA OF LOWER EXTREMITIES. Apkhanova T.V., Badtieva V. A. Federal State Institution Russian ...

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Lymphatic Filariasis Dan Imler Morning Report EPIDEMIOLOGY W. bancrofti occurs in the following regions: sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent ...

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