Lymphatic filariasis in India
Lymphatic filariasis in India is the presence of the disease lymphatic filariasis in India and all the social response to it. In India 99% of infections come from a type of mosquito spreading a type of worm through a mosquito bite. The treatment plan provides 40 crore people in India with medication to eliminate the parasite. About 5 crore people in India were carrying the worm as of the early 2010s, which is 40% of all the cases in the world. With other countries around the world, India is participating in a global effort to eradicate lymphatic filariasis. If the worm is eliminated from India then the disease could be gone forever. In October 2019 the Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said that India's current plan is on schedule to eradicate filariasis by 2021.

To treat, prevent, and eliminate the disease, the Indian government provides mass drug administration (MDA) to achieve mass deworming. The treatment is a few pills taken once a year for five years. The medicine is diethylcarbamazine and sometimes also. For the treatment to work 60-80% of people in large regions must take this once a year treatment for several years.
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