Definition of Filariasis. Meaning of Filariasis. Synonyms of Filariasis

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Definition of Filariasis

Filariasis
Filariasis Fil`a*ri"a*sis, n. [NL.] (Med.) The presence of filari[ae] in the blood; infection with filari[ae].

Meaning of Filariasis from wikipedia

- under the skin. L. loa causes Loa loa filariasis, while O. volvulus causes river blindness. Serous cavity filariasis is caused by the worms Mansonella perstans...
- by lymphatic filariasis often experience adverse immunological reactions to the microfilariae as well as the adult worms.: 665  Filariasis may also be...
- lymphangitis[citation needed] Elephantiasis tropica (known as lymphatic filariasis), caused by a number of parasitic worms, particularly Wuchereria bancrofti...
- regimens, and lymphatic filariasis is the target of the World Health Organization Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis with the aim to eradicate...
- Loa loa filariasis is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly or mango...
- Lymphatic filariasis in India refers to the presence of the disease lymphatic filariasis in India and the social response to the disease. In India, 99%...
- include onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, plague, Buruli ulcer, leishmaniasis, and Chagas disease. Lymphatic filariasis, for example, causes severe deformities...
- also reduces the transmission of lymphatic filariasis. In the Americas, 95% of the burden of lymphatic filariasis is on the island of Hispaniola (comprising...
- a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known as the "eye...
- (roundworm), one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in humans. Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a condition characterized...