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The best way to avoid this disease is just avoid mosquito bites and just use mosquito

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The worm that also causes the infection also.

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Carefully wash the swollen area with soap and water every day.

Elevate and exercise the swollen arm or leg to move the fluid and improve the lymph flow.

Disinfect any wounds. Use antibacterial or antifungal cream if necessary.

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Sleep under a mosquito net.

Wear long sleeves and trousers. Use mosquito repellent on exposed skin between dusk and dawn.

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You can notice on men because they get swelling also in their scrotum.

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Repeated mosquito bites over several months to years are needed to get lymphatic filariasis. So if you get repeated bites get help ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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That is the stages of the disease that could happen . Your feet will get really fat and ugly

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People get the diseases by an infected mosquito.

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Filariasis is caused by an infection with roundworms