. Animal parasites and human disease. Insect Vectors; Parasites; Parasitic Diseases; Medical parasitology; Insects as carriers of disease. 304 FILARLE AND THEIR ALLIES from its normal channel, and results in varicose lymph glands (Fig. 127C) and vessels and in distended lymph sacs which may burst into the kidneys, bladder or body cavity. Often the microfilariae disappear from the blood, probably on account of the death of the parents, but the obstruction of the lymphatics continues to exist, as do the evil effects resulting Fig. 127. A few extreme cases of elephantiasis; A, of legs
. Animal parasites and human disease. Insect Vectors; Parasites; Parasitic Diseases; Medical parasitology; Insects as carriers of disease. 304 FILARLE AND THEIR ALLIES from its normal channel, and results in varicose lymph glands (Fig. 127C) and vessels and in distended lymph sacs which may burst into the kidneys, bladder or body cavity. Often the microfilariae disappear from the blood, probably on account of the death of the parents, but the obstruction of the lymphatics continues to exist, as do the evil effects resulting Fig. 127. A few extreme cases of elephantiasis; A, of legs and feet; B, of scrotum; C, varicose groin gland; D, of scrotum and legs; E, of mammary glands. (A and B sketched from photos from Castellani and Chalmers; C, D and E from Manson.) One of the most frequent results of a blocking of the lymph vessels is an enormous enlargement of the part of the body in which the blocking occurs, known by the suggestive name, " elephantiasis " (Fig. 127). In most cases the lower limbs and scrotum are the parts affected, though almost any portion of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chandler, Asa C. (Asa Crawford), 1891-1958. New York, J. Wiley & Sons; London, Chapman & Hall
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