Wuchereria bancrofti

Wuchereria bancrofti
a white threadlike worm that causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The immature forms, or microfilariae, are found in the circulating blood, especially at night, and are carried by Culex and other mosquitoes. In the Pacific strain of W. bancrofti, sometimes called W. bancrofti var. pacifica, the microfilariae do not show the nocturnal periodicity seen elsewhere.

Cross-section of adult Wuchereria bancrofti in human lymph node, showing extensive inflammatory reaction (H & E stain).


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Wuchereria bancrofti — Wuchereria bancrọfti   [nach dem Arzt Otto Wucherer, * 1820, ✝ 1873, und dem australischen Arzt Joseph Bancroft, * 1836, ✝ 1894], zur Familie der Filarien gehörender, parasitierender Fadenwurm, der herdförmig in vielen tropischen und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Wuchereria bancrofti — (J. Bancroft, 1836 1894. англ. врач: син. Банкрофта нитчатка) вид нематод отр. Spirurida, сем. Filariidae, паразитирующих в лимфатических сосудах и узлах; микрофилярии передаются кровососущими комарами; возбудитель вухерериоза …   Большой медицинский словарь

  • Wuchereria — [Otto Wucherer, médico alemán, n. 1820], género de filarias presente en climas húmedos y templados. Wuchereria bancrofti, transmitida por mosquitos, causa la elefantiasis. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones… …   Diccionario médico

  • Wuchereria — A genus of filarial nematodes (family Onchocercidae, superfamily Filarioidea) characterized by adult forms that live chiefly in lymphatic vessels and produce large numbers of embryos or microfilariae that circulate in the bloodstream… …   Medical dictionary

  • Wuchereria — n. a genus of white threadlike parasitic worms (see filaria) that live in the lymphatic vessels. W. bancrofti is a tropical and subtropical species that causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria. The immature forms concentrate in the lungs …   The new mediacal dictionary

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