filariasis malayi

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filariasis

  • Filariasis
    In filariasis: Types of filariasis

    …form of filariasis known as filariasis malayi closely resembles Bancroftian filariasis in its symptoms and pathological changes; it is caused by Brugia malayi, found chiefly in eastern Asia. Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is caused by Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans by flies of the genus

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