- The
microfilaria (plural
microfilariae,
sometimes abbreviated mf) is an
early stage in the life
cycle of
certain parasitic nematodes in the
family Onchocercidae...
- tissue,
release early larval forms known as
microfilariae into the person's blood.
These circulating microfilariae can be
taken up
during a
blood meal by an...
- the
microfilariae which can
develop in the host’s
blood within 5 to 6
months and can
survive up to 17 years. The
young larvae, or
microfilariae, develop...
- the body. The first-stage larvae,
known as
microfilariae, are
present in the circulation. The
microfilariae have a
membrane "sheath". This sheath, along...
- The
first larval stage,
microfilariae, are 300 μm in
length and unsheathed,
meaning that when they
mature into
microfilariae, they exit from the envelope...
-
ingests microfilariae (worm-like
sheathed eggs) that
circulate in the
human blood stream.[citation needed] 5-7 In the mosquito, the
microfilariae shed sheaths...
-
subcutaneous tissues at a
speed less than 1 cm/min,
mating and
producing more
microfilariae. The
adult worms can live up to 17
years in the
human host. Loa loa...
-
damage ingested microfilariae and
impede the
development of
infective L3 larvae. At low
microfilariae densities, most
microfilariae can be
ruptured by...
-
giving birth to live young,
called microfilariae.
Heartworms can live for 5 to 7
years in a dog. The
microfilariae circulate in the
bloodstream for as...
-
recommends prescribing diethylcarbamazine to
people who are
infected with
microfilariae of
filarial parasites and also to
control transmission of infection...
