filariasis

English

Etymology

filaria +‎ -iasis

Noun

filariasis (countable and uncountable, plural filariases)

Any disease common in tropical and subtropical countries resulting from infestation of the lymphatic system with nematode worms of the superfamily Filarioidea, transmitted by mosquitoes: characterised by inflammation.

Hypernyms

helminthiasis

Hyponyms

lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti (Bancroftian filariasis), Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
subcutaneous filariasis caused by Loa loa (eye worm, Loa loa filariasis), Mansonella streptocerca, and Onchocerca volvulus (river blindness)
serous cavity filariasis caused by Mansonella perstans and Mansonella ozzardi

Translations

disease transmitted by insects

Finnish: filariaasi
Maori: mate pārūrū

Portuguese: filariose (pt) f

See also

elephantiasis

Further reading

filariasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Noun

filariasis f (uncountable)

filariasis

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