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Filarial worms are parasites that infect humans and can reside in tissues under the skin, in the eye, or in lymph tissues. There are several species that cause diseases like loiasis, onchocerciasis (river blindness), and lymphatic filariasis. Adult worms migrate in the body and produce microfilariae that can cause inflammation, damage skin and eyes, enlarge limbs, and induce allergic reactions. Transmission occurs when an infected mosquito or fly bites a person and deposits worm larvae in the skin that matu
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- Nokuthaba Siyafa
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- EN