Healthy Life Journal

Elephant Feet disease (filariasis or elephantiasis) is a group of communicable diseases caused by Filaria worms that are transmitted through various types of mosquitoes. After being bitten by mosquitoes, parasites (larvae) will spread and when it comes to network systems evolved into lympa the disease.

This disease is chronic (chronic) and if not receiving treatment, can cause permanent disability in the form of enlarged legs, arms and genitals both women and men. Elephant Foot disease is not a deadly disease, however, for the patient may be something that feels shameful even to interfere with daily activities.

Elephant Feet disease generally found in many tropical regions. According to information from WHO, the order states that there are people develop the disease elephantiasis is South Asia (India and Bangladesh), Africa, the Pacific and the Americas. Recently many states also occur in Thailand and Indonesia (Southeast Asia).

Elephant Foot Disease Transmission

The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes which suck the blood of someone who had been infected previously. Infected blood and contain larvae and would be transmitted to someone else at the time the infected mosquitoes bite or suck the blood of these people.

Not like malaria and dengue fever, filariasis transmitted by mosquitoes from 23 species of the genus Anopheles, Culex, Mansonia, Aedes & Armigeres. Because of this, filariasis can be transmitted very quickly.

Signs and Symptoms of Elephant Foot Disease

A person infected with the disease elephantiasis usually occurs at the age of childhood, which in a long time (many years) began to be felt progress.