01:146:328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Wuchereria Bancrofti, Brugia Malayi, Dirofilaria Immitis

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
• Course: 01:146:328
• Professor: A.Keating

Document Summary

Dirofilaria immitis: general characteristics, life cycle, filarial diseases. Brugia malayi: adults, mf, similarities to w. bancrofti. Dirofilaria immitis: life cycle, pathology, simulium, diagnosis, treatment, control programs, life cycle, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, costs associated with w. bancrofti infection, control of lymphatic filariasis, life cycle, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, life cycle, pathology, diagnosis, treatment. Transmitted by a vector: what are microfilaria? (mf) advanced embryos newly out of the egg and are not quite l1. Sheath retain flexible eggshell as covering for membrane. Mf in peripheral blood at only certain times of the day. Give an example of periodicity using wuchereria bancrofti. Maximum number of mf are present in the peripheral blood between 10 pm and 2 am, the mf stay in the blood vessels of deep tissues. Adult worms live in the lymphatic ducts in the lower half of the body. Elisa has to detect antigen in the blood. Adenolymphangitis (adl) attacks of fevers, chills, and edema.