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Delhi Man With 45 Kg Leg Walks For First Time In 10 Years After Surgery
A 40-year-old bed-ridden man who developed Elephantiasis in the left leg post a road accident a decade ago received a new lease of life after a successful 'highly specialised and superfine microsurgery' at a hospital in the national capital.
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Not Stigma But Awareness A Hurdle To Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020
Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by infection with roundworms of the family Filarioidea. As per WHO data, India contributes to 40% of the infection burden worldwide and LF is prevalent in 17 states across the country. India had set the ambitious target of eliminating filariasis by the year 2020, but e...
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Kerala Man Bedridden For 2 Years, Walks After 14-Kg Mass Removed From Thigh
A 46-year-old man, bedridden for two years, is now able to walk again after undergoing surgery for the removal of a 14-kg swollen mass that had been hanging from his left thigh, doctors said today.
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A Worm Removed From A Woman's Eye in Kerala
A 70mm long filarial worm causing elephantiasis was removed from a woman's eye in a hospital situated in Kerala.
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World's Heaviest Woman Eman Ahmed Flew To Mumbai On Modified Plane. Surgery Done
An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman has successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kgs, said doctors in Mumbai today.
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'Elephantiasis' Virus May Boost AIDS Risk: Study
People infected with a common parasitic worm may be twice as likely to acquire the HIV virus that causes AIDS, a field study from Tanzania reported Wednesday.
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Mass treatment to eliminate filariasis
Filariasis is an infection caused by a parasitic worm and is transmitted by insect-bites. In India, it is common in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Bancroftian filariasis causes elephantiasis, hydrocoele, and economic loss throughout the tropics and subtropics. A global plan for its eradication currently relies on mass treatment with four to six a...
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Delhi Man With 45 Kg Leg Walks For First Time In 10 Years After Surgery
A 40-year-old bed-ridden man who developed Elephantiasis in the left leg post a road accident a decade ago received a new lease of life after a successful 'highly specialised and superfine microsurgery' at a hospital in the national capital.
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Not Stigma But Awareness A Hurdle To Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis By 2020
Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by infection with roundworms of the family Filarioidea. As per WHO data, India contributes to 40% of the infection burden worldwide and LF is prevalent in 17 states across the country. India had set the ambitious target of eliminating filariasis by the year 2020, but e...
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Kerala Man Bedridden For 2 Years, Walks After 14-Kg Mass Removed From Thigh
A 46-year-old man, bedridden for two years, is now able to walk again after undergoing surgery for the removal of a 14-kg swollen mass that had been hanging from his left thigh, doctors said today.
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A Worm Removed From A Woman's Eye in Kerala
A 70mm long filarial worm causing elephantiasis was removed from a woman's eye in a hospital situated in Kerala.
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World's Heaviest Woman Eman Ahmed Flew To Mumbai On Modified Plane. Surgery Done
An Egyptian believed to be the world's heaviest woman has successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kgs, said doctors in Mumbai today.
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'Elephantiasis' Virus May Boost AIDS Risk: Study
People infected with a common parasitic worm may be twice as likely to acquire the HIV virus that causes AIDS, a field study from Tanzania reported Wednesday.
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Mass treatment to eliminate filariasis
Filariasis is an infection caused by a parasitic worm and is transmitted by insect-bites. In India, it is common in eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Bancroftian filariasis causes elephantiasis, hydrocoele, and economic loss throughout the tropics and subtropics. A global plan for its eradication currently relies on mass treatment with four to six a...
