label: Bloodstream microfilaria
label_lc: bloodstream microfilaria
description: "Presence of filaria in the blood stream. Filariasis is a common cause of elephantiasis in Coastal Districts of India. The initial manifestations are repeated episodes of fever with chills and rigor, lymphadenopathy which gradually progress to elephantiasis. In India filarial infestation is commonly caused by W. bancrofti and Brugia malayi, the former responsible for almost 98 percent of all cases."