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Descriptor English: Wuchereria bancrofti
Descriptor Spanish: Wuchereria bancrofti
Descriptor Wuchereria bancrofti
Entry term(s) Filaria bancrofti
Filaria sanguinis hominis
Scope note: Lombriz blanca filiforme que produce elefantiasis, linfangitis y quiluria al alterar la circulación linfática. Las microfilarias se encuentran en la sangre circulante y los mosquitos son sus portadores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Wuchereria bancrofti
Descriptor French: Wuchereria bancrofti
Entry term(s): Filaria bancrofti
Filaria sanguinis hominis
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.708.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014958
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: infection: coord IM with probably ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL (IM) but if elephantiasis is not present, coord with FILARIASIS (IM) instead; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under WUCHERERIA 1979-90; was FILARIA BANCROFTI see under WUCHERERIA 1963-78; FILARIA SANGUINIS HOMINIS was see under WUCHERERIA 1963-78
Online Note: use WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI to search FILARIA BANCROFTI & FILARIA SANGUINIS HOMINIS 1975-78; use WUCHERERIA 1966-74
History Note: 91(79); was see under WUCHERERIA 1979-90; was FILARIA BANCROFTI see under WUCHERERIA 1963-78; FILARIA SANGUINIS HOMINIS was see under WUCHERERIA 1963-78
DeCS ID: 15356
Unique ID: D014958
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/13
Wuchereria bancrofti - Preferred
Concept UI M0023032
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Wuchereria bancrofti
Entry term(s) Filaria bancrofti
Filaria sanguinis hominis



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