Why do you get filariasis?
Humans are the sole end-host and reservoir host of B. bancrofti. Malayan filarial parasites can also be found in mammals such as monkeys, cats and pangolins, which can act as…
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How to treat filariasis
The main treatment is pharmacological, with ethamazine being the drug of choice for treatment, which has a killing effect on microfilariae, and treatment is divided into short, medium and intermittent…
What is filariasis?
Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by filarial parasites in the human body. There are eight known species of parasitic filarial worms in the human body, with Bancroftian and Malayan…