在公元前六世纪,印度已有丝虫性象皮肿的记载。到公元后七世纪,印度医生对丝虫病的症状有所认识。丝虫病在印度虽不造成死亡,但其后果形成的病态体征,特别是对于青年男女,确是一个严重问题。当前在印度,丝虫病仍是较大的卫生问题之一,因为该病有向人口稠密的地区蔓延扩展的趋势。 In the sixth century BC, India had filarial edema records. By the seventh century AD, Indian doctors were aware of the symptoms of filariasis. Although filariasis does not cause death in India, the morbid signs of its consequences, especially for young men and women, are indeed a serious problem. Currently in India, filariasis remains one of the larger health problems as the disease tends to spread and expand in densely populated areas.