PDF-Endemic Districts for Lymphatic Filariasis

257 SNo State LF endemic district 1 Andhra Pradesh 10 Chittoor East Godavari Guntur Krishna Nellore Prakasham Srikakulam Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram West Godavari 2 Telangana 7 Kari. Elephantiasis. Elephantitis is a common mis-hearing of the term, from confusing the ending . -iasis. with the more commonly heard . –it is. ,. . resulting in "Elephantitis" meaning "inflammation of the elephant". The proper medical term for the disease is elephantiasis, and it is caused by . species, . relicts. Výukový materiál EK 01 - . 07. Tvůrce: Ing. Marie Jiráková. Tvůrce anglické verze: Mgr. Milan Smejkal. Projekt: S anglickým jazykem do dalších předmětů. Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.1.36/03.0005. The lymphatic system consists of:. lymphatic vessels which drain excess fluid from the tissues and return it to the cardiovascular system. lymphatic organs such as lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus gland and red bone marrow that assist in immunity . 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 . By Morgan McBride. Lymphatic . Filariasis is one of the oldest known diseases. “In 1997, the World Health Assembly called upon Member States to develop national plans that would lead to the elimination of LF. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Global . -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. . . Objectives. Understand . the origin and . composition of lymph.. Explain . the . circulation . of . lymph . in . the . body.. Describe the gross . anatomy . and . histology . of the . following lymphoid. vessels,. lymph . nodes. , and lymph tissue. 2. Works with the . circulatory . system. 3. Removes waste and excess . fluid . from the tissues. Overview:. 1. Thin, watery fluid . 2. . Composed of intercellular or interstitial fluid that forms when plasma diffuses into . lymphatic vessels. lymphatic organs. Diffuse Lymphoid Tissue. Dense lymphoid tissue. Discrete lymphoid organ . Thymus/ Lymph node/spleen /Tonsil. As the adult worms grow within the lymphatic system, the vessels become dilated through mechanisms not entirely understood (Addiss and Brady, 200). What is clear is that this dilatation makes 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.