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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. | ||
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* The difference between the different nematodes causing lymphatic filariasis is in the shape and size of the worm | * The difference between the different nematodes causing lymphatic filariasis is in the shape and size of the worm |
Revision as of 14:43, 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: