"Filariasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.
| Descriptor ID |
D005368
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.335.508.700.750.361
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| Concept/Terms |
Filariasis- Filariasis
- Filariases
- Infections, Filarioidea
- Filarioidea Infection
- Infection, Filarioidea
- Filarioidea Infections
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Filariasis" by people in Profiles.
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Matthews SP, McMillan SJ, Colbert JD, Lawrence RA, Watts C. Cystatin F Ensures Eosinophil Survival by Regulating Granule Biogenesis. Immunity. 2016 Apr 19; 44(4):795-806.
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Smith HL, Rajan TV. Inhibitors of the lipoxygenase pathway block development of Brugia malayi L3 in vitro. J Parasitol. 2001 Apr; 87(2):242-9.
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Rajan TV, Babu S, Sardinha D, Smith H, Ganley L, Paciorkowski N, Porte P. Life and death of Brugia malayi in the mammalian host: passive death vs active killing. Exp Parasitol. 1999 Oct; 93(2):120-2.