B74.4: Mansonelliasis
The threadworms are transmitted by mosquitoes. Filariasis occurs mainly in Africa and South America.
The threadworms can cause itching and a skin rash, for example. The legs sometimes swell up, too. The patient may also have a high temperature and painful limbs. But the illness may be accompanied by no symptoms at all.
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