What is the elephantiasis worm? | Health Wealth, Ep 86
In conversation with Dr N K Ganguly, Former Director General, ICMR
Can a worm live inside of you undetected for decades? And what sort of disease only turns up at positive when the blood is collected in the dead of the night? Elephantiasis, or lymphatic filariasis, is a diseased caused by a parasitic worm. The worm spreads through mosquito bites and upon reaching an adult stage blocks vital lymph nodes in the human body leading to the swelling up on limbs, disfigurement and immense pain.
In this episode, we talk about diseases which are hardly ever talked about. Commonly known as Neglected…
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