Filarial Worms by Anastasia Paras https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0 Lymphatic filariasis en-us 2025-02-13 15:03:18 UTC 2025-02-13 16:26:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/8.0/png/1fab1.png Filarial worms are a type of microscopic parasitic flatworm that live for 6-8 years. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327649296 2025-02-13 16:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327649296 They are spread most commonly via mosquitoes via the blood, making their primary hosts a wide variety of vertebrates and their secondary hosts the arthropods like the previously mentioned mosquitoes. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327658250 2025-02-13 16:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327658250 Symptoms of infection include itching and swelling to disfigurement and blindness. This parasite is also a major cause to a tropical parasitic disease known as elephantiasis. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327664136 2025-02-13 16:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327664136 The disease affects the lymph nodes and the lymph system. Most of the time, the infected do not notice due to the asymptomatic nature of most cases. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327683531 2025-02-13 16:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327683531 Luckily, the disease is curable and is very rare with less than a thousand cases per year. Filarial worms are most commonly seen in tropical climates seen mostly in countries in Asia, Africa, and South America. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327686960 2025-02-13 16:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327686960 These worms have tiny, thread-like larva and can only be seen under a microscope. anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327688934 2025-02-13 16:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327688934 anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327690637 2025-02-13 16:26:34 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327690637 anastasiaparas https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327691245 2025-02-13 16:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/anastasiaparas/ugsavisu6wfaqvr0/wish/3327691245