Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Lymphatic filariasis – Zambia
PRO/EDR> Lymphatic filariasis – Zambia
Filariasis -- Worldwide/UnknownElephantitis cases are on the increase in various parts of Zambia with prevalence rates estimated between 1 and 53 per cent, the Ministry of Health has disclosed. The Ministry of Health has put up control measures to tackle the disease, however, which is incurable but preventable. Elephantitis is a disease characterised by massive swelling of the legs and private parts of both male and female human beings.It is caused by a worm [_Wuchereria bancrofti_ or _Mansonella Read more [...]
