Parasitic Diseases Lectures #28: Lymphatic Filariasis

Dickson and Daniel discuss lymphatic filariasis caused by the helminths Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayai..

[@lolypick]

Thank you! You’ve shared important notes not found in textbooks

[@RevLisaMariaMurrayND]

I'm curious as to why Lymphatic Filariasis' prevalence is not found in most of the Americas? And with the human population traveling the world more, will this prevalence change?? I know of a person in the U. S. that lost her leg due to Elephantiasis. Please help the western countries' doctors learn more about parasites and infectious disease. Thanks for the great presentation and valuable information.

[@cleetx3546]

I am also a victim of this disinformation campaign against our health

[@RevLisaMariaMurrayND]

@@cleetx3546 I am sorry to hear about your conditions. I am noticing trends in infectious disease, as a whole. I noticed they are pretending infectious disease is in decline. Over population of a intermingling species has never led to disease decline. The real reason for this pretension seems to be coming from their lack of adequate education. Seems the medical society is stuck in old belief systems and notNeither Anyway, I noticed another trend. I would say, the countries hard hit by this recent pandemic are actually the countries with the 'highest' infectious disease prevalence.

[@cleetx3546]

@@RevLisaMariaMurrayND or rather the highest undiagnosed infectious diseases. Funny how immune suppressed we are yet we tout a "higher standard of living".

[@cleetx3546]

@@RevLisaMariaMurrayND BTW I always appreciate your insight in the support groups. You are a solid source of calmness and information.

[@RevLisaMariaMurrayND]

@@cleetx3546 the GDP is not factoring in immunity, health or a real life span. Its only factoring in a pretend standard that does not equate to reality. Life Expectancy (~70+) is not the same as Life Span (~144+). We are still dyeing young with a low quality of life. Wealth, luxury goods, necessities, and comforts do not represent a safe healthy environment. GPD is just a Fairy Godmother waving magic wands of pretend that abruptly goes away at the strike of 12.

[@Anne21383103185]

I know I have this. This infection has me disabled. Please tell me how to get help. I’ve seen so many doctors. They can’t find anything wrong. Please help me.

[@MentorshipCoach2020]

I am working diligently to see that NTDs ends through my awareness programmes in communities and schools.

[@aurorasugarmagnolia]

You Sir are SO APPRECIATED by this girl right now. Finally I have an answer. Thank you!

[@cleetx3546]

I am in Texas and have been clinically diagnosed with a microfilarea infestation by general practitioners but they refer us to infectious disease doctor's and those doctors won't even look at you while they tell you that you can't get these types of parasites in the USA and that's only if your doc can get you in to see an infectious disease doctor. We have also been referred to the Mayo clinic which told us that they are only accepting patients with gastrointestinal parasites.

[@themysticmuse1111]

@@cleetx3546 that's some bs. 😠

[@cleetx3546]

@@themysticmuse1111 I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't lived it for the past 3 years. I had no idea that our doctor's in the US don't even use microscopes any more. I am a farmer who just knew enough about counting eggs in livestock poop before this happened. Now I have been forced to learn more crap then I would have ever needed to try to figure out what family, genus,, and species we are dealing with and then try to find out which of my livestock meds might help. Bottom line our livestock receive more humane treatment than any US citizen who realizes they have a parasite.

[@themysticmuse1111]

@@cleetx3546 I'm just setting off on the journey myself. Confirmed. Lordyday, I know more about parasites from the last two weeks, than any human should ever know. All I know is I've been one sick puppy for a few months now, and these things are no joke. I live out in the middle of nature, always playing in the dirt and what not. God only knows where or how I got. I feel depleted, drained, grossed out, violated..... Ugh. Worst thing ever. Totally not trusting the Drs to get it right and rid me of them permanently. These things need their life cycle broken. They give you a one time med,and out the door you go. Gonna be a diligent pain in the ass. 😂 I WILL be rid of these buggers. Omg. I've got some ptsd going on after all this. Lol If I don't laugh,I'll cry. Good luck to you. This stuff sucks monkey butt bigtime. Life is so weird. Everything is a 'host' for something. Just ewwwww. 😕 And really, with all my heart, I hope you get this worked out. Let me know what transpires. Wishing you good health, and healing. ❤

[@cleetx3546]

@@themysticmuse1111 it is extremely tough. The only doctor's that help me not kill myself on deadly concoctions are doctors that are not part of the big physicians groups and that do not use the electronic medical record system EPIC. It is the strangest thing to be living a real life tin foil hat scenario lol. Arming yourself with a microscope and the free benchaids available is a good place to start. Hold on tight to the scientific method because our healthcare clinicians have seemingly forgotten the concept. It has been the most dehumanizing thing that I have ever dealt with. I will speak out about this issue until I die. I have gotten to the point that I accept that no doctor is going to pick up a microscope on our behalf. I fight the narrative that has conditioned our thoughts about man's oldest nemesis in this country. There are no citations to any vector surveillance data that would back the claims that our vectors do not carry the pathogens that they do elsewhere. I need to see reports on how many vectors were sampled and dissected and what was found. I also want to know how often they do surveillance.

[@cholois2834]

Very educative. Thank you

[@SG-lc2gk]

Thank you , a very detailed explanation .

[@reemnabig9954]

great video

[@jimcorrigan810]

I was attacked by noseeums in the Adirondack mountains in June of 2001, and have been exhibiting symptoms of filariasis for 22 years. I finally convinced my primary care physician to order a blood smear. Do you have any suggestions for labs that specialize in analysis of these types of organisms ?

[@nutrinutbob]

Onchocerciasis would be more likely with black flies. Various species are found in North American deer, clear up to the arctic circle. It also being filarial in nature, symptoms are sometimes similar. Some times they are in the blood, but mostly the lymph, so a smear can miss them. A physician can have NIH Parasitology test blood.

[@rihandacoetzer2921]

I had a patient that went through he'll with the infection. Iam from Pretoria Gauteng South Africa.

[@ernestoortega3285]

How can I get in touch with you?

[@charles26602]

I live in California never left us but I just confirmed I have it

[@cleetx3546]

There are many onchocerca that have been documented in vectors in California. Did you get a doctor to actually confirm it medically? There are tons of people suffering without any help in the US.

[@cgreen777]

Maybe Mexico.

[@belizejuliette7223]

I have it. I lived in Mexico, Thailand and Bali. So I guess I got it there.

[@user-cn7ll1bl7i]

my father is suffering from this elephantitis can you suggest me how to get rid of this disease....

[@nutrinutbob]

I see what I feel is quite a bit of this in residents who live near the marshes of Lake Erie. Noting how far north it is in China, I would think it possible. I don't imagine any of the near Lake Erie residents are being treated for it.

[@lachlanbird9688]

Than you..

[@cassandraclapp6667]

Quick question. So how do I get a Dr to actually take me serious in the united states'!? Been dealing with a parasitic infestation for over a year now. You are well educated on this surely you can advise me.

[@richardkalmwater5996]

Find a function medicine doctor such as Dr Justin or someone of his ilk. They know which medical tests are worth getting and you will get a decent diagnosis. They test....not guess what issues you may have. I paid $40 for the UNdoctored SIBO program and I think that was a good investment.

[@mj-je7el]

@@richardkalmwater5996 its not easy to find 🥴🥴

[@richardkalmwater5996]

@@mj-je7el You never heard of a phone consultation?

[@skittleparty]

@@mj-je7el ask if they can do a blood test so they’ll actually be legally be able to treat you

[@mj-je7el]

@@skittleparty they did but only test wery little 🥴😪🤬

[@hollymahler8213]

I wonder if Castor Oil could penitrate this deep and desolve the dead parasite? I would try that. And Oragano OIl for live?

[@chimeracleshappen]

Could one pick this up in a major metropolitan area, in the US, if living in an area with high concentration of migrants from areas where this is common? If so, lets say an infection has gone an extended time without being diagnosed & treated, can it lead to symptoms that would be mistaken for other illnesses?

[@cleetx3546]

When I was at the peak of my suffering from parasitic disease I started looking for the vector surveillance data. I asked my county and the two neighboring counties for their vector surveillance records. I was specific to ask for how many vectors are regularly collected and looked at for filarial worms. All of them told me that they do not do surveillance for filarial worms. They also told me that heartworm disease is present but all of that surveillance is based off of diagnoses from veterinarians not from analyzing our vector population. Filarial worms are notoriously zoonotic. All of our animals domesticated and wild have to contend with vector borne parasitic infestestations. There is no logical or scientific explanation as to why people do not get them here.

[@gp8703]

@@cleetx3546 Are you saying that people can't get infected with zoonotic filaria? I think I got it either here in the midwest or while visiting Barcelona.

[@cleetx3546]

@gp8703 I said, "filarial worms are notoriously zoonotic"

[@ionaedwards6703]

Thank you

[@safingongo4914]

Educative

[@chadwolfeschledgelsteinhau9697]

Can the worms be different collors?

[@AL-it6ru]

Absolutely, all different colours, shapes etc

[@mj-je7el]

Can you have this without symptoms of elephantisis?

[@cleetx3546]

Yes...elephantitis happens as a result from lymphatic damage. By the time elephantitis is present most people do not have an active infestestation any longer. The damage to the lymphatics happens as a result of dead and dying worms.

[@mj-je7el]

@@cleetx3546 so it die itself in the body? Or ??

[@cleetx3546]

@@mj-je7el every species has a lifespan. If you have a reproducing filarial worm then you also contend with thousands of microfilarea. The microfilarea can live a year or so in the tissues if they don't get picked up by a vector. The immune system does not recognize them as nonself until they are dying or dead. It really is a fascinating subject. Dickson only scratches the surface of the topic.

[@yakopro49]

❤❤

[@rizwanxx39]

Hi I think I may have parasites can you help

[@boufaghejustina8585]

So educative

[@therealparadox9516]

Can it be fully cured

[@ceilconstante7813]

Yes but it takes time. There's a clinic in India see vidoe on KZbin.

[@sheepseven7588]

Oh yes lots of lemon and lime juice as well as cooked fresh tomatoe juice and fresh garlic, God is all wise and is in love with you ,walk by faith . God makes it affordable avoid all animal products in which all these parasites live.

[@stephenbrand5661]

@SHEEPLE SEVEN 😈Hail Satan!!😈 Your disinformation will not stand!!!

[@mj-je7el]

@@ceilconstante7813 what video???? 🙏🏻

[@thestugats]

Can ivermectin help treat lymphedema and lipodema

[@cleetx3546]

Lymphedema is normally caused by damage that is done when the worm dies. Once the damage is done I have not heard of it being reversible. Ivermectin does not reduce Lymphedema but it reduces the chance of Lymphedema occurring and only kills the microfilarea and not the adults.

[@thefamily730]

@@cleetx3546 what kills the adults?

[@cleetx3546]

@Susan Mcdaniel it depends on the species. I have not had much luck with the ones in my lymph nodes. DEC and doxycycline are the main tools they use other than nodule removal. There is a med called TylosinA that has an active patent protection on it that claims to be the cure for filariasis

[@thefamily730]

@@cleetx3546 Thanks for the details. Appreciate it.

[@ibrohimismailov2993]

@@thefamily730 how is it going for you now? I would like to chat with you about it. I am so desperate but I think I found the names of drugs to use, though I need to talk to someone, it is driving me nuts

[@marcianorris6147]

Thank you. Doctors in America will not believe.

[@yakopro49]

Why do you say? I would figure they knew this stuff already?

[@lachlanbird9688]

Absolutely l correct they won't even waste their time talking about it ,,

[@TheEnigmaticmuse]

Doctors in America are largely ignorant about parasites. If it's not lice, scabies etc, expect a referral to a psychiatrist and a prescription for antidepressants.

[@cleetx3546]

Correct! I learned the hard way not to even mention parasites at a doctors office here.

[@TheEnigmaticmuse]

@@cleetx3546 how are you doing? What have you been doing to combat filaria?

[@Amadeus115]

bruh