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Vukhererioz

Vukhererioz (wuchereriosis) – the helminthosis entering into group of filariases, excited by Wuchereria bancrofti and differing in the damage of lymphatic system which is followed by development of elephantiasis of various parts of a body; it is widespread to South America, Asia, Africa and on islands of the Indian and Quiet oceans.

 
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In the aspiration to pull out the patient, doctors often go too far. So, for example, a certain Charles Janszen during the period from 1954 to 1994 endured more than 900 operations on removal of new growths.