No, I Don’t Want that Filariasis in Me!

Posted by muragdoctor on April 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Filariasis, specifically lymphatic filariasis, causes the dreaded illness called elephantiasis. Due to the SAFE FOR WORK nature of this blog, no images of elephantiasis would be shown on this site. For the curious and the masochistic among my readers, I suggest you google for pics.
Suffice it to say that I’ve just been given the standard treatment for the prevention of elephantiasis: 5 tablets of diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and 1 tablet of Albendazole. I have yet to actually drink the stuff, but they’re now in my possession.
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Filed under Health, Medicine · Tagged with albendazole, Brugi timori, Brugia malayi, diethylcarbamazaine, elephatiasis, filariasis, lymphatic, Wuchereria bancrofti

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