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I want to know cases of filarisis is less than 5k in india. Is it extremely rare??why it is considered a neglected diseses
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Because number of cases are are asymptomatic they don't develope lymphatic disease.
So people don't report it.
More prevalent in States like Bihar... Kerala....uttar pradesh.
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It's a tropical disease and prevalence of disease is common in certain areas of India, coastal part of Karnataka etc. It is not a neglected disease. There are so many patients who receive treatment for the disease daily in areas where prevalence is high.
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