Filariasis: life cycle and clinical features
The term “lymphatic filariasis” covers infection with three closely related nematode worms – W. bancrofti, B. malayi and B. timori. All three infections are transmitted to humans through the bite of infectious mosquitoes. All three parasites have basically similar life cycles in man-adult worms living in lymphatic vessels whilst their offspring, the microfilariae circulate in … Read more