Wuchereria bancrofti: 2

2. Introduction Wuchereria bancrofti, also known as Filaria bancrofti is a thread-like parasitic nematode of human beings. It is commonly known as human Filarial Worm and is well known as the causative worm of lymphatic Filariasis/bancroftian Filariasis or elephantiasis in which the lymphatic and genital organs get disabled either temporarily or permanently. It is extremely painful and disfiguring disease, the infection of which is generally attained during childhood, but visible ... Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial (arthropod -borne) nematode (roundworm) that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the three parasitic worms, together with Brugia malayi and B. timori, that infect the lymphatic system to cause lymphatic filariasis. Wuchereria bancrofti is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the three parasitic worms, together with Brugia malayi and B. timori,that infect the lymphatic system to cause lymphatic filariasis. These filarial worms are spread by a variety of mosquito vector species. Wuchereria bancrofti or Bancroft filarial worm is a parasitic filarial nematode spread by a mosquito vector. It is one of the three parasites that causes lymphatic filariasis (commonly known as elephantiasis), an infection of the lymphatic system by filarial worms. The parasite as named after physician Otto Wucherer and parasitologist Joseph Bancroft both of whom extensively studied the filarial infections. Habitat Adult worms are found in the lymphatic vessel, especially the lymph nodes ...