ID#: 16438
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This child presented to a clinical setting with a case of filariasis, a parasitic disease caused by the microscopic, thread-like worms, Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. Note the marked swelling of the child’s left leg, due to the leg’s worm clogged lymphatic system. This build-up of lymph in the leg tissues is known as lymphedema.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Trenton Ruebush
Creation Date: 1977
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