Filariasis causes
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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.
- Wuchereria bancrofti
- Brugia malayi
- Onchocerca volvulus
- Loa loa filaria
- Mansonella perstans
- Mansonella streptocerca
- Mansonella ozzardi
- Brugia timori
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)