{"id":84843,"date":"2019-10-31T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T10:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=11301"},"modified":"2019-10-31T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T10:30:34","slug":"lymphatic-filariasis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lymphatic-filariasis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lymphatic Filariasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union minister for Health and Family Welfare has organized National Symposium on United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Lymphatic Filariasis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lymphatic filariasis is commonly known as elephantiasis.It is a neglected tropical disease.<\/li><li>There are three different filarial species that can cause lymphatic filariasis in humans.<\/li><li>Most of infections worldwide are caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.In Asia, the disease can also be caused by Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.<\/li><li>The infection spreads from person to person by mosquito bites.The infection is usually acquired in childhood causing hidden damage to the lymphatic system.<\/li><li>The disease does not kill the affected people but may cause permanent disfigurement, reduced productivity and social stigma.<\/li><li>The disease affects the poorest population in society, particularly those living in areas with poor water, sanitation and hygiene.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Measures taken by India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indian Government has announced the use of Triple Drug therapy in a phased manner.<\/li><li>Triple drug therapy was recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).It involves a combination of ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole.<\/li><li>India adopted the twin pillar strategy after WHO launched the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis(GPELF)<\/li><li>Indian Government has also launched the Accelerate Plan for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis(APELF) in 2018.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:Union minister for Health and Family Welfare has organized National Symposium on United to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. Facts: About Lymphatic Filariasis: Lymphatic filariasis is commonly known as elephantiasis.It is a neglected tropical disease. There are three different filarial species that can cause lymphatic filariasis in humans. Most of infections worldwide are caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.In&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/lymphatic-filariasis\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lymphatic Filariasis<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[956],"tags":[1942],"class_list":["post-84843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-schemes-and-programs","tag-lymphatic-filarasis","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704765896},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84843\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}