Wuchereria Bancrofti Vector

Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology. Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is caused by infection with threadlike worms called nematodes of the family Filarioidea 90% of infections are caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and the remainder by Brugia spp. . Humans are the exclusive host of infection with W. bancrofti.Although certain strains of B. malayi can also infect some animal species (felines and monkeys Elephantiasis is the enlargement and hardening of limbs or body parts due to tissue swelling. It is characterised by oedema hypertrophy and fibrosis of skin and subcutaneous tissues due to obstruction of lymphatic vessels. It may affect the genitalia. The term elephantiasis is often used in reference to (symptoms caused by) parasitic worm infections but may refer to variety of diseases Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. These are spread by blood-feeding black flies and mosquitoes.This disease belongs to the group of diseases called helminthiases.. Eight known filarial nematodes use humans as their definitive hosts.

The Vector.Mosquitoes are the vectors for the helminths that cause lymphatic filariasis.The species capable of transmitting these filarial nematodes are many and varied making the medical ecology of lymphatic filariasis extraordinarly complex and the landscape epidemiology hyperlocal.Amblyomma cooperi vector of Rickettsia rickettsii Amblyomma hebraeum (African cattle bont ticks) vector of Rickettsia africae.An engorgement factor termed voraxin (a vectortail of 2 peptides that are upregulated in the testis and vas deferens of fed but not unfed males they have no effect on vector feeding if given alone) transferred from male ticks to vectors during copulation not Filarias Filariasis. Sndromes. Especies causantes. Pruebas diagnsticas. Examen microscpico. Anticuerpos totales. Antgeno de Acanthocheilonema viteae

Ciclo de Vida. Como todos los mosquitos los Anopheles atraviesan cuatro fases huevo larva pupa y vectoro. Las primeras 3 etapas transcurren en medio acutico y llevan entre 5 y 14 das segn la especie y los factores ambientales como la temperatura.Telmeds.org es un sitio web con informacin mdica y cientfica que es diseado y mantenido por estudiantes de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Panam que pertenecen al Club de Informtica Mdica y Telemedicina.