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What diseases do filarial worms cause?
elephantiasis
Which insect causes elephantiasis?
Elephantiasis is usually caused by a blockage of the lymphatic system by threadlike filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti.
What does elephantiasis mostly result from?
The agents responsible for most of the elephantiasis in the world are filarial worms
What is the type of pathogen that causes the disease elephantiasis?
Elephantiasis or filariasis, is a parasitic infestation of nematodes. The three nematode species that infect humans and cause filariasis are Brugia malayi , Brugia timori , and Wuchereria bancrofti .
What is filariasis portal of exit?
The portal of exit for filariasis, a parasitic disease caused by filarial worms, primarily involves the vector responsible for transmission. In most cases, the primary vectors are mosquitoes, which take a blood meal from an infected host. During this process, the larvae of the filarial worms exit the host's bloodstream and enter the mosquito. When the mosquito bites another human, it transmits the larvae, facilitating the spread of filariasis.
Example of bacteria fungi and parasitic worms that can cause disease?
Staphylococcus aureus, Beta hemolytic streptococci, Pneumococci are few bacteria that causes disease in man. Dermatophytes are the fungi that causes skin infection. Round worms, pin worms, tape worms cause disease in the man.
Can dogs have elephantiasis?
No, dogs cannot get elephantiasis. Elephantiasis is caused by parasitic worms transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, specifically the filarial worm. Dogs can get heartworm disease from mosquitoes, but it is a different disease caused by a different parasite.
What worms can live inside the human body?
Flatworms such as tape worms and flukes, and roundworms such as trichinosis-causing worms, filarial worms, ascarid worms and hook worms.
What is done with a book?
name the phylum of animal kingdom to which 'parasitic worms' cousing diseases , such as filarial worm, round worm belong.
Why the filarial worms are enter into the perpheral blood between 10pm to 2 am?
night feeding habit of the intermediate host of filarial worm i.e, female culex mosquito is the reason why they have been seeing in the peripheral blood only during night time
Is Filariasis virus?
No Lymphatic Filaraisis is not a virus. It is caused by three different types of parasites called Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugi Timori
What is one example of a animal disease?
Worms is one disease, where internal parasites get inside the animal and can cause illness, poor performance and occasionly death.
