Lymphatic Filariasis is caused by thread-like parasitic worms which belong to the species Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B.Timori. Clinical disease appears later in life but sub-clinical damage starts at an early age. Lymphatic filariasis is a major cause of disability, social stigmatization, psychosocial and economic reductions in life opportunities, and is a major burden on health and hospital resources and social systems. Clinical spectrum has three kinds of patients, they are Endemic normal (EN) Chronic pathology (CP) and Microfilariamics (MF) EN patients elicit Th1, CP patients...
Lymphatic Filariasis is caused by thread-like parasitic worms which belong to the species Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B.Timori. Clinical d...