Endoparasitic Nature: Wuchereria bancrofti, a filarial worm, is a parasitic organism that resides within the body of humans.
Digenetic Parasite: This parasite undergoes a digenetic life cycle, involving two hosts. The final host is humans, where the adult worms live, while the intermediate host is blood-sucking insects. Female mosquitoes from the genera Culex, Aedes, or Anopheles serve as the intermediate hosts.
Residence in Humans: Adult worms coil up within the lymph glands and lymph passages of humans, often causing obstruction to the flow of lymph.
Presence in Peripheral Blood: Microfilariae, the larval stage of Wuchereria bancrofti, are found in the peripheral blood. Occasionally, they may also be detected in chylous urine or in hydrocele fluid.
2. Microfilaria
Nocturnal Periodicity in India and Asian Countries
Nonperiodic or Diurnal Subperiodic in Pacific Islands and Malaysian Archipelago
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