microfilaria
nematode larva
Also known as: microfilariae
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eye worm life cycle
- In eye worm
…of microscopic, active embryos called microfilariae, which enter the host’s blood or lymph vessels. Some of these are ingested by a deerfly as it sucks blood and, after about two weeks, complete a series of growth stages. As infective larvae, they move to the insect’s proboscis to await an opportunity…
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role of filariasis
- In filariasis: Cycle of infection and symptoms
…birth to elongated embryos, the microfilariae, which are taken up by an intermediate host. Microfilariae migrate through the peripheral blood and skin, from which they are taken by bloodsucking insects. Within the insect carrier, the microfilariae grow into motile infective larvae that, at the insect’s next blood meal, are introduced…
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