A vector-borne disease that causes inflammation of lymphatic vessels is

Filariasis is the helminthic disease which is spread by the mosquitoes in which lymphatic vessel inflammation occurs.Wuchereria (W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called elephantiasis or filariasis. The genital organs are also often affected, resulting in grossdeformities. The pathogens are transmitted to a healthy person through the bite by the female mosquito vectors.