Symptoms and sign filariasis

Symptoms and sign filariasis

 Repeated fever for 3-5 days, the fever may be lost when the arose again after the break and heavy work. 

Swollen lymph nodes (without any injury) in the groin area, armpits (lymphadenitis), which looks redness, heat and pain radiating from the base to the tip of the legs or arm.

Filarial abscess caused by frequent swollen lymph nodes, may rupture and bleed and pus.

Enlargement legs, arms, breasts and genitals of women and men that look red and feel hot.

DIAGNOSIS FILARIASIS :

Clinical-diagnosis is established when found symptoms and sign of acute or chronic clinical

Laboratory - A person declared as falariasis patient if found positive in the blood microfilare. For laboratory testing should use finger blood taken at night.

PREVENTING AND SUPPRESSION:

Avoid mosquito bites

Eradicate mosquito breeding sources and 

Take the medicine elephantiasis.