Wuchereria bancrofti
"Wuchereria bancrofti" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014958
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.708.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Wuchereria bancrofti- Wuchereria bancrofti
- Wuchereria bancroftus
- bancrofti, Wuchereria
- bancroftus, Wuchereria
- Filaria sanguinis hominis
- Filaria sanguinis homini
- homini, Filaria sanguinis
- hominis, Filaria sanguinis
- sanguinis homini, Filaria
- sanguinis hominis, Filaria
- Filaria bancrofti
- Filaria bancroftus
- bancrofti, Filaria
- bancroftus, Filaria
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