MICROBIOLOGY Dra. Bunyi 4th shifting shar, cams, joy Jan. 30, 2008 Class no.: FILARIASIS Causal Agents - nematodes (roundworms) that inhabit the lymphatics and subcutaneous…

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1.FILARIASIS PRAKASH DHAKAL Public Health Microbiology Tribhuvan University, Nepal 2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION  Introduction  Epidemiology  Morphology  Mode of…

Many species in the genera Anopheles can transmit the infective larvae that cause lymphatic filariasis. (CDC Photo) An Anopheles gambiae mosquito taking a blood meal. (CDC…

PowerPoint Presentation LOA LOA (African Eye Worm) ARISHA IBRAHIM ROLL NO: 105 3rd YEAR MBBS CONTENTS Introduction History of discovery Morphology Vector/Transmission Epidemiology…

FILARIASIS  Filariasis (or philariasis) is a parasitic disease that is caused by thread-like roundworms belonging to the Filarioidea type.  These are spread by…

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