filaria

filaria /fi·la·ria/ (fĭ-lar´e-ah) pl. fila´riae [L.] a nematode worm of the superfamily Filarioidea.fila´rial

Filaria

A genus of nematodes no longer in taxonomic use and whose members are now classified in the family Onchocercidae.

fi·lar·i·a (f

-lâr

)

n. pl. fi·lar·i·ae (-

)

Any of various threadlike nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea parasitic in vertebrates and often transmitted as larvae by biting insects. The adult form lives in the blood and lymphatic tissues, causing inflammation and obstruction that can lead to elephantiasis.

fi·lari·al (-

l), fi·lari·an (-

n) adj.

Filaria

[filarē·ə] pl. filariae

Etymology: L, filum, thread

a genus of slender nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea. There are many species, some of which are parasitic in animals.

filaria [fĭlar´e-ah] (pl. fila´riae) (L.)

a nematode of the superfamily filarioidea. adj., adj fila´rial.

Filaria

genus of filarid nematodes in superfamily Filarioididea. Includes F. haemorrhagica (syn. Parafilaria multipapillosa), F. taxidea.

Filaria taxidea

a nematode worm reputed to cause filarial dermatitis in the badger.

filaria

pl. filariae [L.] a nematode of the superfamily Filarioididea.

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antifilarial
chylocele
chyloderma
Dictyocaulus
dirofilariasis
eelworm
elephantiasis
elephantiasis scroti
fila-
filariasis
filaricide
Filarioidea
hematochyluria
lungworm
Nematoda
nematode
Onchocerca
Ornithofilaria
Parafilaria

This has been shown by the success in the significant reduction in the incidence of lymphatic filaria in Kerala where community played a significant role in achieving the objectives of the project.

India needs a robust and vibrant public health system : Azad by Asian News International

Also, those who have suffered from fever in the past 15 days, have jaundice or blood- transmitted diseases like syphilis, malaria and filaria cannot donate blood.

CAMP BREAKS MANY RULES by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)

Molecular phylogeny of the filaria genus Onchocerca with special emphasis on Afrotropical human and bovine parasites.

Onchocerca jakutensis filariasis in humans by Koehsler, Martina; Soleiman, Afschin; Aspock, Horst; Auer, Herbert; Walochnick, Julia / Emerging Infectious Diseases

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