filariasis

noun

fil·a·ri·a·sis ˌfi-lə-ˈrī-ə-səs

plural filariases ˌfi-lə-ˈrī-ə-ˌsēz

: infestation with or disease caused by filariae

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Also last year, Bangladesh succeeded in stamping out lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes. —

Charlie Campbell, TIME, 2 May 2024 Farmer urged more research and development targeting the deadliest infections, including HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB, but also neglected tropical diseases such as cholera, lymphatic filariasis and river blindness. —

Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 Brain-eating amoebas, blood flukes, leeches, and the worms that cause lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, are all parasites. —

Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024 Ivermectin subsequently proved extremely effective in treating tropical diseases such as onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis, which devastate and disfigure poor people around the world; as with eflornithine, the World Health Organization listed it as an essential medicine. —

Christopher B. Barrett, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for filariasis