Wuchereria

[voo″ker-e´re-ah]

a genus of nematodes of the superfamily filarioidea that affect mainly humans in warmer regions of the world. W. bancrof´ti causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. See also filariasis.

Wuchereria

(vū'kĕr-e'rē-ă),

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 (microfilaremia), often appearing in the peripheral blood at regular intervals. The extreme form of this infection (wuchereriasis or filariasis) is elephantiasis or pachyderma.

Wuchereria

/Wu·cher·e·ria/ (voo″ker-e´re-ah) a genus of nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea that affect mainly humans in warmer regions of the world. W. bancrof´ti causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation.

Wuchereria

[vo̅o̅′kərē′rē·ə]

Etymology: Otto Wucherer, German physician, 1820-1873

a genus of filarial worms found in warm, humid climates. Wuchereria bancrofti, transmitted by mosquitoes, is the cause of elephantiasis. See also filariasis.

Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria

Wu·cher·e·ri·a

(vū-kĕr-ē'rē-ă)

A genus of filarial nematodes characterized by adult forms that live chiefly in lymphatic vessels and produce large numbers of embryos or microfilariae that circulate in the bloodstream (microfilaremia), often appearing in the peripheral blood at regular intervals. The extreme form of this infection (wuchereriasis or filariasis) is elephantiasis or pachydermia.

Wucherer,

Otto, German physician, 1820-1873.

Wuchereria bancrofti - the bancroftian filaria.

Wuchereria - genus of filarial nematodes.

wuchereriasis - infection with worms of the genus Wuchereria.

Wuchereria

see brugia.

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Larvicidal activity of the leaf extracts of Spondias mombin Linn. (Anacardiaceae) from various solvents against malarial, dengue and filarial vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

quinquefasciatus is the vector of Wuchereria bancrofti, avian malaria, and arboviruses including St.

Ethnopharmacological significance of Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Asteraceae)

Diethylcarbamazine; effect on lysosomal enzymes and acetylcholine in Wuchereria bancrofti infection.

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16S rDNA phylogeny and ultrastructural characterization of Wolbachia intracellular bacteria of the filarial nematodes Brugia malayi, Brugia pahangi, and Wuchereria bancrofti.