Filaria
91Hämatozoen — (grch., »Bluttiere«), im Blute der Wirbeltiere schmarotzende niedere Tiere, teils junge, noch nicht geschlechtsreife Haarwürmer, teils Geißeltierchen. Zu den erstern gehört Filarĭa sanguĭnis homĭnis Lew., im Blute des Menschen unter den Tropen,… …
92microfilaria — /muy kroh fi lair ee euh/, n., pl. microfilariae / lair ee ee /. the embryonic larva of the nematode parasite Filaria or of related genera, esp. of those species that cause heartworm in dogs and elephantiasis in humans. [1875 80; < NL; see MICRO …
93filaricide — noun a) The destruction of filaria b) A pesticide that kills filaria See Also: filaricidal …
94BANCROFT, Joseph (1836-1894) — scientist was born at Manchester in 1836. He studied medicine and took his medical degree at St Andrews university in 1859 and later became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. He practised at Nottingham until 1864, but finding the English… …
95Brugia — A genus of filarial worms transmitted by mosquitoes to humans, primates, felid carnivores, and a number of other mammals. B. malayi the Malayan filaria species, an important agent of human filariasis and elephantiasis in Southeast Asia and… …
96Stephanofilaria — A genus of Filaroid nematodes in the family Stephanofilariidae, subcutaneous parasites of large mammals, especially cattle. S. stilesi a skin infecting species of filaria parasitic in cattle and transmitted by the horn fly, Haematobia irritans;… …
97Wuchereria — A genus of filarial nematodes (family Onchocercidae, superfamily Filarioidea) characterized by adult forms that live chiefly in lymphatic vessels and produce large numbers of embryos or microfilariae that circulate in the bloodstream… …
98Brugia timori — Systematik Klasse: Secernentea Ordnung: Spirurida Überfamilie: Filarioidea Familie: Filariidae …
99 Brugia malayi — Brugia malayi …
100Manson , Sir Patrick — (1844–1922) British physician Manson was the son of a local laird and farmer in Oldmeldrum, Scotland. He studied medicine at Aberdeen University, obtaining his MD in 1866. He then became a medical officer, firstly in Formosa (1866–71) and then… …
