Filarious

What is Filariasis, it’s a disease of tropical countries, is caused by types of parasitic worms called nematodes or more commonly known as round warm. They are parasites that are slender and threadlike, and they are tissue-dwelling worms. The worms are transmitted by mosquitoes and other biting insects, and can be easily spread by flies as they pass from person to person. Lymphatic filariasis is most common to develop in countries with a tropical climate. The larvae will enter the body when the mosquito bites you and then will travel to the lymphatic system, where they mature into adult worms. When the worms turn into adults and are inside your lymphatic system it can cause swelling and scarring of the legs, known as elephantiasis, it can also cause an obstruction of the lymphatic system generally occurs in the groin area leading to scrotal enlargement up to the size of a basketball. People can have different types of symptoms such as flu like symptoms, in some cases people go years without knowing they have this disease because it can take years for the swelling to start to occur and make people aware of it. When people develop elephantiasis is due to both the buildup of lymph fluid and the impaired ability of the lymph to fight infections, leaving affected people more susceptible to germs and bacteria. There are several ways you can treat this disease. The ways you can treat it will depend on how far it has progressed such as the drug Diethylcarbamazine that is used to treat the active infections. After elephantiasis has already developed there is no drug to treat it, it can be treated with therapy and hygiene measures to prevent more infection to set in. After hydrocele occurs you can have surgery to help relieve the pressure and the pain that is associated with it. There can be several complications that will arise if it is left untreated such as kidney damage, and swelling of the limbs. The size and weight of the affected body parts can lead to a