What is Lymphatic Filariasis?
What is Lymphatic Filariasis?
- Lymphatic Filariasis: Parasitic worm infection of the lympatic system.
- Lymphatic Filariasis: Parasitic infestation of the human lymphatic system by WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI or BRUGIA MALAYI. It is also called lymphatic filariasis.
Source - Diseases Database
- Lymphatic Filariasis: a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Lymphatic Filariasis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Lymphatic Filariasis, or a subtype of Lymphatic Filariasis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Lymphatic Filariasis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Lymphatic Filariasis: Introduction
Types of Lymphatic Filariasis:
Types of Lymphatic Filariasis:
Broader types of Lymphatic Filariasis:
How many people get Lymphatic Filariasis?
Incidence (annual) of Lymphatic Filariasis: about 0 cases in the USA (DPD)
Incidence Rate of Lymphatic Filariasis: approx 1 in 0 or 0.00% or 0 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Lymphatic Filariasis:
Lymphatic filariasis
affects over 120 million people in 73 countries throughout the tropics and
sub-tropics of Asia, Africa, the Western Pacific, and parts of Central and
South America. You cannot get the worms in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Lymphatic Filariasis: DPD)
How serious is Lymphatic Filariasis?
Complications of Lymphatic Filariasis:
see complications of Lymphatic Filariasis
What causes Lymphatic Filariasis?
Causes of Lymphatic Filariasis: see causes of Lymphatic Filariasis
Risk factors for Lymphatic Filariasis:
see
risk factors for Lymphatic Filariasis
What are the symptoms of Lymphatic Filariasis?
Symptoms of Lymphatic Filariasis:
see symptoms of Lymphatic Filariasis
Complications of Lymphatic Filariasis:
see complications of Lymphatic Filariasis
Can anyone else get Lymphatic Filariasis?
More information:
see contagiousness of Lymphatic Filariasis
Lymphatic Filariasis: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Lymphatic Filariasis.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Lymphatic Filariasis.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Lymphatic Filariasis:
see treatments for Lymphatic Filariasis
Prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis:
see prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis
Research for Lymphatic Filariasis:
see research for Lymphatic Filariasis
Society issues for Lymphatic Filariasis
Hospitalization statistics for Lymphatic Filariasis:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Lymphatic Filariasis:
- 0.0001% (14) of hospital consultant episodes were for filariasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 93% of hospital consultant episodes for filariasis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 79% of hospital consultant episodes for filariasis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 21% of hospital consultant episodes for filariasis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 38% of hospital consultant episodes for filariasis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 10 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for filariasis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Lymphatic Filariasis:
Organs and body systems related to Lymphatic Filariasis include:
Name and Aliases of Lymphatic Filariasis
Main name of condition: Lymphatic Filariasis
Class of Condition for Lymphatic Filariasis: parasite worm
Other names or spellings for Lymphatic Filariasis:
Filariasis, filarial elephantiasis, Wuchereiasis, Elephantitis
Elephantiasis (filarial)
Source - Diseases Database
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