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General Information About Filaria

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Filaria is a long, thread-like roundworm called Wuchereria Bancrofti that lives as a parasite in the bodies of human beings and animals. The male worm is shorter than the female and it has a curved tail. This is mainly found in Central Africa, Asia and
the Southwest Pacific.

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Posted by:  evaland994(Guest)  Posted on: 05/09/2012
i am suffering from filaria for the past 12 years.i have swelling in the left leg.i have tried all types of medicines but have no relief.please suggest me any medicine or permanent cure for it.



Posted by:  omsai(Guest)  Posted on: 03/15/2012
my wife is left leg fileria starting for last 10 month
please consult specialist for fileria doctor's in nashik



Posted by:  varadarajan49(Guest)  Posted on: 01/08/2012
i am having filaria in left leg. kindy advise the doctor in chennai. varadarajan.



Posted by:  bioguy(Guest)  Posted on: 12/11/2011
Hi guys I had a cousin with this problem.He used a toad and rubbed it vigorously on the foot in the early stages and the swelling went and never returned


Posted by:  nobleshreya(Guest)  Posted on: 12/27/2011
are u serious..my father is in its early stages..can u plz recomend???




Posted by:  chnchn  Posted on: 09/14/2011
i'm suffering from filaria for last 4 years,presently taking hetrazan 100 which helps but swelling in the right testicle and red spots on the penal head keep coming back some times with 4-5 months gap some times every month,but now its not going only subsiding for aday or two and again coming back.life is stressful plz.help


Posted by:  firexp  Posted on: 01/18/2012
hydrocotyle 1m has been prescribed to my relative. it keeps it in control.




Posted by:  sonu76(Guest)  Posted on: 08/08/2011
past one month i m sufring for filaria i had taken homeopathy medicine but there is no control n there is soling on scortom plz sujest me the medicine name.


Posted by:  chnchn  Posted on: 09/14/2011
tried hetrazan?



Posted by:  firexp  Posted on: 01/18/2012
hydrocotyle 1m to reduce swelling and cure it. but take regularly. 10 drops mix with water, 3 times a day.




Posted by:  babita77(Guest)  Posted on: 06/24/2011
i am suffering from filaria for the past 12 years.i have swelling in the left leg.i have tried all types of medicines but have no relief.please suggest me any medicine or permanent cure for it.



Posted by:  HRaju(Guest)  Posted on: 06/06/2011
Hii My in law is effected by filaria to her leg and it is bigger in size. is that possible to reduce the size of the leg...



Posted by:  rimmalapudi1979(Guest)  Posted on: 05/16/2011
my father now at 55years age is found to be infected with filaria. we found that his right leg is swelling if he stands for a long time for suppose to say 1hour.he went for the confirmation center of filaria at mandapeta,east godavari dist,andhra pradesh. the swelling is below knee and nearer to the foot only.kindly suggest the treatment. now he is doing water therapy by putting his leg in the bucket of water for 1/2hour at evenings.



Posted by:  RAJRAJ(Guest)  Posted on: 04/12/2011
hi i am 27 years oid suffering from falaria have a fever and my testes got sewlling using homeopathy treatment but there is no affect at all can you suggest me where i can get best treatment to get rid from such a deasies. please reply by mail ii.jeyaraj@yahoo.co.in




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