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Lymphatic Filariasis

Lymphatic Filariasis. By: Katie Lutz. The 2 nd leading cause of permanent disfigurement after Leprosy. "It's tied in with grinding poverty — where you find it maps almost perfectly with the poorest of the poor.“ -Reverend Thomas G. Streit. Causative Agents.

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Lymphatic Filariasis

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  1. Lymphatic Filariasis By: Katie Lutz

  2. The 2nd leading cause of permanent disfigurement after Leprosy

  3. "It's tied in with grinding poverty — where you find it maps almost perfectly with the poorest of the poor.“ -Reverend Thomas G. Streit

  4. Causative Agents • Parasitic filarial roundworms W. bancroftiand B. malayi W. bancrofti B. malayi

  5. The Lymphatic System

  6. The Lymphatic System Home sweet home…

  7. Transmitted by a blood sucker No, not by a vampire!!!

  8. Transmitted by a blood sucker Infected human (definitive host)  mosquito (intermediate host) human *Takes multiple mosquito bites to contract the disease

  9. Effects are irreversible • 70% of infected people are asymptomatic • A small percentage develop: • Lymphedema • Elephantiasis • Hydrocele • in men only

  10. Only do blood smear between 10pm-2am! • Blood smear • X rays to detect dead worms • Ultrasonography • PCR

  11. Take care of the worms, not the symptoms • Combination therapy • Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) • Albendazole • Ivermectin Ivermectin DEC

  12. Lather, rinse, & repeat • Thorough hygiene • Compression clothing, exercises, and elevation

  13. LF is the disease at the end of the road • Substantial loss of income • Social stigmas • Increase in mosquitoes "Lymphatic Filariasis is a forgotten disease of forgotten people. - Dr. Frank O. Richards Jr.,Director, Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program

  14. Stop the transmission • Mass treatment programs • Mosquito nets • Community education

  15. Who’s helping prevent LF? • The Carter Center • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Haiti and Dominican Republic

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