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Should I take DEC
Should a person without elephant leg have to take diethycarbamazine (DEC) every year? Are there any natural remedies without medicine?
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Depends on the endemicity of filariasis in your area. There is no natural remedies. You can prevent by controlling mosquitoes .
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Dr. Kishan Bhalodia
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6 yrs exp
Rajkot
taking diethylcarbamazine (DEC), albendazole, and ivermectin as a preventive treatment before traveling to areas prone to infection
Natural remedies under research is
Scarlet Leadwort and ajwaine
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