Question

Name the symptoms for the following disease:

Filaria (Elephantiasis)

Answer 1

1. Fever with chills in acute cases.
2. Incredible enlargement of limbs, scrotum, and mammae in chronic cases. The legs may become so swollen that they resemble those of an elephant, hence the name elephantiasis. This swelling occurs due to blockage of lymph circulation by the worms, leading to inflammation of lymph vessels and lymph glands.
3. Gross deformities in the genital organs.