Catalog
Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
Link to WHO Definition
Filariasis due to Brugia malayi – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000592924
This is a parasitic disease (usually an infectious tropical disease) that is caused by thread-like nematodes (roundworms) belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae". This diagnosis is due to a nematode (roundworm), one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis in humans.