Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) / Elephantiasis
Common Name of Organism | Latin Name | Body Parts Affected | Diagnosis Type | Where Found | Source of Pathogen |
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Elephantiasis – Lymphatic filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti | Lymphatic system | Rapid Test, thick blood smears stained with hematoxylin | Endemic tropical and subtropical SE Asia, Indonesia, Africa, China | Mosquito, bites at night |
Dormancy Period: 1 to 8 years,
The larvae develop into adult worms over the course of a year, during which time the patient can be asymptomatic, and reach sexual maturity in the afferent lymphatic vessels. The worms can live for approximately 6–8 years and, during their lifetime, produce millions of microfilariae (immature larvae) that circulate in the blood. After mating, the adult female worm can produce thousands of microfilariae that migrate into the bloodstream. A mosquito vector can bite the infected human host, ingest the microfilariae, and thus repeat the lifecycle. They migrate between the deep and the peripheral, circulation exhibiting unique diurnal periodicity. During the day, they are present in the deep veins, and during the night, they migrate to the peripheral circulation.
Affects over 120 million people, primarily in Central Africa and the Nile delta, South and Central America, the tropical regions of Asia including southern China, and the Pacific islands and Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchereria_bancrofti
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/lymphatic-filariasis
Therapure Remedies: Neem Soap with scrub glove, Vita Bath with CP SO, CP BVC, CP C, CP PAR-D. CP PAR-M, CP PIN, CP PRS, CP SPQ, CP 1-5, Therapure Bug Juice.
Jamu Jo: JJ 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.
IV Therapy: Glutathione, DMSO, CP ID, CP IN, CP IZ, CP IS, Lysine, Magnesium, NAC, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin D, Zinc.
Conventional Remedies: Albendazole, diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin