FILARIA

• Wuchereria bancrofti

  
• The common names of Wuchereria bancrofti are Bancrofti filarial worms, filariasis, and elephantiasis.
• The POE of Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi is skin
• The habitat of Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi is lymphatics
• The source of Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi is infected mosquitoes
• The diagnosis of Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi involves microfilaria in direct filtered or concentrated blood.
• The common names of Brugia malayi are Malayan Filarial Worms and Filariasis.
• Brugia malayi