Lymphedema resulting from filariasis successfully treated by surgery
Filariasis is an infectious disease caused by a filarial worm infection transmitted by mosquito bites. The disease can result in reduced work productivity, disability and social stigma. This disease transmission process begins when a mosquito bite and suck the blood containing the microfilaria. Fil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Public Health in Africa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia/article/view/1059 |