1 / 1
|
DeCS
|
|
|
Descriptor English:
|
|
Brugia malayi
|
Descriptor Spanish:
|
|
Brugia Malayi
|
Descriptor Portuguese:
|
|
Brugia Malayi
|
Synonyms English:
|
|
Brugia malayus
malayi, Brugia
|
Tree Number:
|
|
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.088.500
|
Definition English:
|
|
A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia. |
Indexing Annotation English:
|
|
infection: coord IM with FILARIASIS (IM) or if with possible lymphatic involvement, ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL (IM); coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
|
History Note English:
|
|
93
|
Allowable Qualifiers English:
|
|
|
Record Number:
|
|
30805
|
Unique Identifier:
|
|
D017178
|
Occurrence in VHL:
|
|
|
Similar:
|
|
DeCS
|