wuchereria bancrofti

Preferred Label : wuchereria bancrofti;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : filaria bancrofti; filaria sanguinis hominis;

CISMeF synonym : bancrofti, filaria; filaria sanguinis homini; hominis, filaria sanguinis; sanguinis homini, filaria; bancrofti, wuchereria; bancroftus, filaria; bancroftus, wuchereria; filaria bancroftus; homini, filaria sanguinis; sanguinis hominis, filaria; wuchereria bancroftus;

MeSH 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;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuchereria bancrofti;

UNII : txid6293;

Details

Origin ID

D014958;

UMLS CUI

C0043272;

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Indexing information
- wuchereria antigen [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- wuchereria bancrofti [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- elephantiasis [MeSH Descriptor]
- filariasis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]

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