When a mosquito bites a person who has lymphatic filariasis, microscopic worms circulating in the person's blood enter and infect the mosquito. When the infected mosquito bites another person, the ...

“nematode factors are in part responsible for inducing the changes that are seen in the lymphatic system” B. malayi and W. bancrofti replicate through a complicated life cycle that begins in humans ...

In many Indian villages, people living with lymphatic filariasis still recall the day their leg began to swell. It starts innocuously, with a slight puffiness around the ankle or knee. Over time, the ...