Filariasis Quiz
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Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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What is Filariasis?
Filariasis is a tropical, parasitic disease that impacts the lymph nodes and lymph vessels. The parasite is carried by mosquitoes and spreads to humans through mosquito bites.
Typical Symptoms of Filariasis
Noisy breathing; e.g. wheezing, rattling
Sweating at night requiring change in clothing
Fever
Swollen lymph nodes, usually small swellings at the neck, armpits, groin and behind the ears
Skin Itching
Swelling of the affected area
Skin hardening
Swelling of any body part
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Filariasis
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Is your breathing noisy, like wheezing or rattling?
Do you excessively sweat at night and need to change clothes?
Do you have a fever?
Are your lymph nodes swollen and enlarged?
Is your skin itchy?
Treatmentof Filariasis
Medication to eliminate the parasites is prescribed. Other treatments, including surgery, may be advised to address limb and scrotal enlargement.
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References
Drews SJ, Spencer BR, Wendel S, Bloch EM; International Society of Blood Transfusion TTID Working Party Parasite Subgroup. Filariasis and transfusion-associated risk: a literature review. Vox Sang. 2021 Aug;116(7):741-754. doi: 10.1111/vox.13073. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33491765.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vox.13073
Edeson JF. Filariasis. Br Med Bull. 1972 Jan;28(1):60-5. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bmb.a070895. PMID: 4404135.
https://academic.oup.com/bmb/article-abstract/28/1/60/278413?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Reviewed By:
Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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