Filarial worms Flashcards
Nematodes that are found in the ________ and _________
blood and the
lymphatics
Vector Transmitted by _______ vectors such as
mosquitoes
Arthropod
Prevalent of all the filarial worms
Wuchereria bancrofti
Not that prevalent
Brugia malayi
Most cases are found in Asia
Brugia malayi
Wuchereria bancrofti
Can live for around ___ years in the lymphatic vessels
10
Wuchereria bancrofti
Common Name
Bancroft’s Filarial Worm
Wuchereria bancrofti
Certain periodic time when the adult worms release the microfilaria from ________ to the _______
- lymphatic vessels
- bloodstream
Wuchereria bancrofti
________ in appearance if found in the
lymphatic vessels
Whitish or creamy
Wuchereria bancrofti
Final Host
Humans
Wuchereria bancrofti
Intermediate Host
Mosquitoes
Vectors
Wuchereria bancrofti
Mosquitoes
Vectors:
- Aedes poecilus
- Anopheles flavirostris
- Culex
Wuchereria bancrofti
Infective to FH/Humans
3rd stage Larva (L3 Filiform)
Wuchereria bancrofti
Infective to IH and
Diagnostic stage for FH
microfilaria (found in the blood)
Wuchereria bancrofti
MOT
Larval Penetration
Wuchereria bancrofti
Habitat of Adults
Lymphatics
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Mosquito infected with _______ takes a blood meal
L3 larva
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
after the blood meal, there will be drops of blood left over from the _____
proboscis
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Mosquito does not inject directly the L3 larva, the larva actively penetrates the _________ caused by the proboscis
puncture wound
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
_______ in the proboscis will actively move
into the puncture wound
L3 Larva
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
L3 Larva will find its way to the ________ where it will develop into an adult worm
lymphatics
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Adult worms become sexually mature for
approximately _________
7 months
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Female worm will produce partially ________
embryonated egg
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
partially embryonated egg will eventually become the ______
microfilariae
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
is a modified type of egg
Microfilaria
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Inside the microfilaria is an embryo that is developing that becomes _______
elongated
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Microfilaria will be found first in the capillary and blood vessels of the ____, then the peripheral blood
lungs
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Mosquito will take another blood meal, getting the
________
microfilaria
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
Once ingested by the mosquito, the _____ will be removed and the unsheathed microfilariae will penetrate the _______
- sheath
- midgut
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
After going in the midgut of the mosquito, it will go to the ______________
thoracic muscles
Wuchereria bancrofti: Life Cycle
L1 larva will become an L3 larva which will go to the mosquito’s ______
proboscis
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
What specimen will you use?
Fresh blood specimen under LPO
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Characteristic movement:
graceful and smooth
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
____ microfilaria compared to Brugia malayi
Longer
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Cephalic space:
breadth ratio (1:1)
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
clear part of
the microfilaria; has space
Cephalic space
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
width/kapal of the microfilaria
Breadth
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Body nuclei:
Regularly Spaces;
Not Overlapping
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Mean Length
290 um
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Sheath
(Staining)
Sheathed;
Unstained with
Giemsa
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Tail
Single Row of Nuclei
that doesn’t reach
tail’s end
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Terminal Nuclei
None
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Appearance in
Blood Films
Graceful; Smoothly
Curved
Wuchereria bancrofti: Under the Microscope
Periodicity (adult worms release the microfilaria during a specific period of time)
Nocturnal (10 PM to
2 AM)
Brugia malayi
Intermediate Host:
- Mansonia bonneae
- Mansonia uniformis
- Anopheles
Brugia malayi
Common Name:
Malayan Filarial Worm