Sandbox:Filariasis pathogenesis
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 |
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Mansonella streptocerca |
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Mansonella ozzardi |
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Onchocerca volvulus |
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Serous cavity filariasis | Mansonella perstans |
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Life cycles of the roundworms causing filariasis: