Assertion: lymphatic filariasis | /r/CreatedBy | brugia malayi
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text: Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori.
text: It is most commonly caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, and may also be caused by Brugia malayi and Brugia timori
text: Although this group includes lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), loiasis (Calabar swelling) and forms of mansonellosis, the term filariasis is usually used to describe lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or B. timori.
text: Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis, is a parasitic infection caused by the Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori nematode worms transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes, Culex, Anopheles, and Mansonia mosquitoes.