About LF

Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a highly disabling disease that is endemic in approximately 80 countries with over 1 billion people at risk of contracting it, yet most people know little about LF. This section provides detailed information about LF essential to the efforts to eliminate it.

What is LF?
In this section you will find a description of lymphatic filariasis and what causes it.

How is LF contracted?
This section describes the LF lifecycle and how LF is contracted.

How is LF diagnosed?
In this section you can learn how LF is diagnosed.

How can we prevent/eliminate LF?
This section explains how the Alliance and its partners are working toward the goal of eliminating LF.

How can we manage LF?
This section explains how people live with LF and its clinical manifestations. Among the LF community, this is referred to as morbidity control.

How does LF affect children?
This section provides an overview of the effects of LF on children.

What are the additional benefits of LF treatment?
This section provides an overview of how treating LF provides additional benefits to the health of women, children and infants.

LF Slideshow
The Global Alliance has put together an overview of the disease in a slide show format to help our visitors better understand LF.

In-Depth Disease Information
This section includes in-depth disease information about the epidemiology and pathology of LF, as well as more detailed information on prevention, diagnosis and management.