Malayan filariasis
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Elephantiasis — Lymphatic filariasis, a mosquito borne parasitic disease caused by tiny thread like worms that live in the human lymph system. Best known from dramatic photos of people with grossly enlarged or swollen arms and legs. The parasitic worms… … Medical dictionary
periodicity — Tendency to recurrence at regular intervals. diurnal p. a circadian rhythm with primary expression of the p. during daylight hours, as in the release of microfilariae of Loa loa into the peripheral blood during the day, with far fewer released at … Medical dictionary
Brugia — A genus of filarial worms transmitted by mosquitoes to humans, primates, felid carnivores, and a number of other mammals. B. malayi the Malayan filaria species, an important agent of human filariasis and elephantiasis in Southeast Asia and… … Medical dictionary
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