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Nematode Diseases II (Filarial Diseases)

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Tropical Pathology

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Among the Superfamilies included in the Phylum Nematoda are the Filariodea Included in this Superfamily are some of the most important and widespread human parasites. They require two hosts for the completion of their life-cycle, a vertebrate host and an arthropod vector. The adult worms to be considered in this chapter are found in the tissues or vessels of man and the fertile females produce viviparously the snake-like microfilariae (larvae) . With the exception of D. medinensis, the microfilariae or larvae are taken up by blood-sucking vector arthropods from either the blood stream or tissues of man. In the arthropod vector the microfilariae penetrate the gut wall reaching the haemocoele or thoracic muscles and eventually migrate to the mouth parts which they leave during the act of biting a further human host. During their passage through the arthropod the larvae undergo further stages of development.

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Spencer, H. (1973). Nematode Diseases II (Filarial Diseases). In: Tropical Pathology. Spezielle pathologische Anatomie, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00226-1_16

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