Detection & diagnostic utility of exoantigen of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae.
1981
I Kharat, and
P Kaliraj, and
S N Ghirnikar, and
B C Harinath
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D005368
Filariasis
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000941
Antigens
Substances that are recognized by the immune system and induce an immune reaction.
Antigen
D014957
Wuchereria
A genus of filarial nematodes.
Wuchererias
D014958
Wuchereria bancrofti
A white threadlike worm which causes elephantiasis, lymphangitis, and chyluria by interfering with the lymphatic circulation. The microfilaria are found in the circulating blood and are carried by mosquitoes.
Filaria bancrofti,Filaria sanguinis hominis
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