Sandbox:Filariasis pathogenesis
Type of filariasis | Causative nematode | Life cycle | Illustrative image |
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Lymphatic filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti | 1 | |
Brugia timori | |||
Brugia malayi | |||
Subcutaneous filariasis | Loa loa filaria | ||
Mansonella streptocerca | |||
Onchocerca volvulus | |||
Serous cavity filariasis | Mansonella ozzardi | ||
Mansonella perstans |
Life cycles of the roundworms causing filariasis: