Organisms

Brugia

A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.

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Abstract

A filarial worm of Southeast Asia, producing filariasis and elephantiasis in various mammals including man. It was formerly included in the genus WUCHERERIA.

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  • Brugias

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: check text for probable lymphatic involvement & coord IM with ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL (IM); coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES

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History Note

86(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1969-85

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.500w.294w.400w.937w.463w.088w

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QX 301

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brugia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002009. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002009
  2. Brugia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brugia
  3. Brugia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16787352