Lymphatic filariasis: Difference between revisions

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= Lymphatic filariasis =

* Mosquito-borne infection by filarial parasites causing chronic progressive lymphedema
* Mosquito-borne infection by filarial parasites causing chronic progressive lymphedema


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* ''Wuchereria bancrofti'' (most common, worldwise)
* ''Wuchereria bancrofti'' (most common, worldwise)
* ''Brugia malayi'' and ''Brugia timori'' (Asia)
* ''Brugia malayi'' and ''Brugia timori'' (Asia)

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  • Mosquito-borne infection by filarial parasites causing chronic progressive lymphedema

Microbiology

  • Wuchereria bancrofti (most common, worldwise)
  • Brugia malayi and Brugia timori (Asia)