Malayan filariasis

Introduction: Malayan filariasis

Description of Malayan filariasis

Malayan filariasis: A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia.
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Malayan filariasis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Malayan filariasis:

• Filariasis (4 causes)
• Parasitic
• Parasitic disease
• Parasitic disorder
• Nematode
• Distribution
• Life
• Cycle
• WUCHERERIA

Terms associated with Malayan filariasis:

Terms Similar to Malayan filariasis:

• Brugia malayi

Source: Diseases Database

Hierarchical classifications of Malayan filariasis

The following list attempts to classify Malayan filariasis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Filarial infection and dracontiasis
• Helminth infection, unspecified
• Unspecified infectious and parasitic diseases
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Malayan filariasis

• lymphatic filariasis - General Practice Notebook
• eMedicine - Filariasis : Article by Aileen M Marty, MD
• DPDx - Filariasis Image Library

Source: Diseases Database

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