PPT-Lymphatic Filariasis Disease Specific Meeting

Disease Management Disability and Inclusion MMDP DMDI Subgroup Update Wednesday September 26 2018 Linda F Lehman OTRL MPH CPed Senior Advisor for MMDP American Leprosy Missions Jan Douglass PhD. Additional key terms. Lymph. Having to do with lymph or lymphatic system. Intercellular fluid as it returns to the venous circulatory system. Removes waste products from the cells. Must be filtered by the lymph nodes before it reenters the circulatory system . Mike Clark, M.D.. Lymphatic System. Composed of . lymphoid cells, tissues, organs, and vessels. The function of the lymphatic system is to . (1) fight infection (2) carry lipids absorbed from the GI tract to the bloodstream and (3) return fluids and plasma proteins that escaped from the bloodstream back to the bloodstream . -Consists of: Lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue. -System works in conjunction with the circulatory system to remove waste and excess fluids from the tissues. -Lymph-a thin watery fluid composed of intercellular and interstitial fluid which forms when plasma diffuses into the tissue spaces. . Grace . Metry. , Meg Phillips, Rachel . Forcillo. , and Anna . Nevison. Lymphatic System. The lymphatic system aids the immune system in removing and destroying waste, debris, dead blood cells, pathogens, toxins, and cancer cells. . Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques by . Kisner. and Colby. . 5. th. . Edition, Pages 834 - 847. .. Goodman and Snyder, page 315.. Reference: Therapeutic Modalities in Rehabilitation, 3. Module 1 Background. Learning objectives. By the end of this module, you should . be able to answer the questions:. What is . lymphatic filariasis (LF)?. What is the . Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF)?. Chapter 12: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems. Primary Function. Remains on the . lookout for foreign invaders . that can . cause infection and disease. .. Parts of the lymphatic system. Lymphatic vessels. A. n . extensive drainage network that helps keep bodily fluid levels in balance and defends the body against infections. .. Together with lymphoid organs and tissues, provide the structural basis of the immune system. Ssali. and Amina Ibrahim Hassan. What is elephantiasis?. Lymphatic filariasis and non-filariasis.  Lymphatic Filariasis is caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms, transmitted by female anopheles and Culex mosquitoes.. Juaid. lymphatic system. The . lymphatic system. is part of the . circulatory system. , . Lymphatic system consists of:. lymph. Lymphatic vessels. Structures and organs containing lymphatic tissue. Research Springer-Verlag 1986 of lymphatic filariasis in man Connor, J.R. Palmieri, and D.W. Gibson of Infectious and Parasitic Disease Pathology, and World Health Organization of man by lymphatic 1-defence:protect the body against foreign substances and bacteria. . 2-fluid balance :lymphatic organs maintain the fluid balance in the tissue which is called “lymph”..which is the fluid that collecting from body tissue and return back to the blood circulation. . diagnosing. . Filariasis. in . humans. . and. . animals. . Veterinary. ELISA. Western . Blots. NovaLisa. OEM. What is . Filariasis. Filariasis. . is a disease caused by parasitic . roundworms. .  . John . B. Muster, Peter D. . Another. Institute of Science, University of Wherever. podoplanin-/- . mouse. wild-type. mouse. Podoplanin.