- The
microfilaria (plural
microfilariae,
sometimes abbreviated mf) is an
early stage in the life
cycle of
certain parasitic nematodes in the
family Onchocercidae...
- the
microfilariae which can
develop in the host’s
blood within 5 to 6
months and can
survive up to 17 years. The
young larvae, or
microfilariae, develop...
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subcutaneous tissues at a
speed less than 1 cm/min,
mating and
producing more
microfilariae. The
adult worms can live up to 17
years in the
human host. Loa loa...
- the body. The first-stage larvae,
known as
microfilariae, are
present in the circulation. The
microfilariae have a
membrane "sheath". This sheath, along...
- The
first larval stage,
microfilariae, are 300 μm in
length and unsheathed,
meaning that when they
mature into
microfilariae, they exit from the envelope...
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ingests microfilariae (worm-like
sheathed eggs) that
circulate in the
human blood stream.[citation needed] 5-7 In the mosquito, the
microfilariae shed sheaths...
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elephantiasis are
usually free from
microfilariae (amicrofilaraemic), and
often have
adverse immunological reactions to the
microfilariae, as well as the
adult worms...
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giving birth to live young,
called microfilariae.
Heartworms can live for 5 to 7
years in a dog. The
microfilariae circulate in the
bloodstream for as...
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called "
microfilariae" – more than 10,000
microfilariae each day for the adult's
remaining lifespan of
around five to
eight years.
Microfilariae typically...
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recommends prescribing diethylcarbamazine to
people who are
infected with
microfilariae of
filarial parasites and also to
control transmission of infection...
