filariasis

Also known as philariasis, disease due to superfamily Filarioidea (disorder), disease due to superfamily Filarioidea

Filariasis is a filarial infection caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) spread by different vectors. They are included in the list of neglected tropical diseases.

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Medical condition (new).caption: Life cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis
Medical condition (new).field: Infectious disease

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Research

19,695 papers

Filariasis.British medical bulletin · 1972
[Filariasis].La Revue du praticien · 2007
[Filariasis in clinical practice].Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica · 2011
Beyond Tradition: Exploring Cutting-Edge Approaches for Accurate Diagnosis of Human Filariasis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
Filariasis.Lancet (London, England) · 1966

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ICD-9-CM: 125.9

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Epidemiology
Cause
Life cycle
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Society and culture
Research teams
Prospects for elimination
Other animals
Cattle
Horses
Dogs
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Filariasis is a filarial infection caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) spread by different vectors. They are included in the list of neglected tropical diseases.

The most common type is lymphatic filariasis caused by three species of Filaria that are spread by mosquitoes. Other types of filariasis are onchocerciasis also known as river blindness caused by Onchocerca volvulus; Loa loa filariasis (Loiasis) caused by Loa loa; Mansonelliasis caused by three species of Mansonella, and Dirofilariasis caused by two types of Dirofilaria. All of these worms belong to the superfamily Filarioidea.