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| rowspan="2" |Lymphatic filariasis | | rowspan="2" |Lymphatic filariasis | ||
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* [[Anopheles]] as A. arabinensis | * [[Anopheles]] as A. arabinensis | ||
* Coquillettidia.as C. juxtamansonia | * Coquillettidia.as C. juxtamansonia | ||
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* Infected mosquito bite introduces the third stage larva onto the skin and then enters to the blood through the wound. | * Infected mosquito bite introduces the third stage larva onto the skin and then enters to the blood through the wound. | ||
* The larvae reside in the lymphatic vessels and mature to adult worms. | * The larvae reside in the lymphatic vessels and mature to adult worms. | ||
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* Microfiliae grow up inside the mosquito till third stage larvae. | * Microfiliae grow up inside the mosquito till third stage larvae. | ||
* In another bite to a host skin the mosquito introduces the larvae onto the skin. | * In another bite to a host skin the mosquito introduces the larvae onto the skin. | ||
|[[Image:W bancrofti LifeCycle.gif|400 px|center]] | | rowspan="2" |[[Image:W bancrofti LifeCycle.gif|400 px|center]] | ||
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* The difference between the different nematodes causing lymphatic filariasis is in the shape and size of the worm | |||
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|[[Brugia timori]] and [[Brugia malayi]] | |[[Brugia timori]] and [[Brugia malayi]] | ||
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* Mansonia | |||
* Aedes | |||
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| rowspan="3" |Subcutaneous filariasis | | rowspan="3" |Subcutaneous filariasis | ||
|[[Loa loa filaria]] | |[[Loa loa filaria]] | ||
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|[[Mansonella streptocerca]] | |[[Mansonella streptocerca]] | ||
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|[[Onchocerca volvulus]] | |[[Onchocerca volvulus]] | ||
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| rowspan="2" |Serous cavity filariasis | | rowspan="2" |Serous cavity filariasis | ||
|[[Mansonella ozzardi]] | |[[Mansonella ozzardi]] | ||
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|[[Mansonella perstans]] | |[[Mansonella perstans]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 27 June 2017
Type of filariasis | Causative nematode | Vectors | Life cycle | Illustrative image | Comments |
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Lymphatic filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti |
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Brugia timori and Brugia malayi |
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Subcutaneous filariasis | Loa loa filaria | ||||
Mansonella streptocerca | |||||
Onchocerca volvulus | |||||
Serous cavity filariasis | Mansonella ozzardi | ||||
Mansonella perstans |
Life cycles of the roundworms causing filariasis: