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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Filariasis is caused by nematodes (roundworms) that inhabit the lymphatics and subcutaneous tissues. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi are the main cause of filariasis.
Causes
Eight main species infect humans.
- Brugia malayi
- Brugia timori
- Loa loa filaria
- Mansonella ozzardi
- Mansonella perstans
- Mansonella streptocerca
- Onchocerca volvulus
- Wuchereria bancrofti
Gallery
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![Loa loai, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/a/a0/Filariasis15.jpeg)
Loa loai, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Loa loa, posterior end; Agent of filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/c/cf/Filariasis14.jpeg)
Loa loa, posterior end; Agent of filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/8/87/Filariasis02.jpeg)
Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
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![Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/images/e/e9/Filariasis01.jpeg)
Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]
![Loa loai, agent of filariasis. Anterior end. Parasite. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Filariasis15.jpeg)
![Loa loa, posterior end; Agent of filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Filariasis14.jpeg)
![Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Filariasis02.jpeg)
![Photomicrograph reveals some of the ultrastructural details displayed at the posterior end of the microfilarial-staged nematode, Brugia malayi, one of the organisms responsible for the disease known as lymphatic filariasis. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [1]](/index.php/File:Filariasis01.jpeg)