NEMATODE INFECTIONS

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NEMATODE INFECTIONS

• Lymphatic Filariasis

• Mansonellosis

• Onchocerciasis

• Caused by parasite obtained from mosquito bites
• Symptoms
• May have no symptoms
• Itching, swollen lymph nodes, and skin redness,
  swelling, and nodules
• More severe symptoms and blindness may occur
• Countermeasures Prevent mosquito bites
• Use the DOD Insect Repellent System
• Sleep under a permethrin-treated bed net