Page "Wuchereria bancrofti" Paragraph 5
from
Wikipedia
During the day, they are present in the deep veins, and during the night, they migrate to the peripheral circulation.
Next, the microfilariae are transferred into a vector ; the most common mosquito vector species are within the genera Culex, Anopheles, Mansonia, and Aedes.
Inside the mosquito vector, also known as the intermediate host, the microfilariae mature into motile larvae called juveniles.
When the mosquito vector has its next blood meal, W. bancrofti is egested via the mosquito ’ s proboscis into the blood stream of the new human host.
The larvae move through the lymphatic system to regional lymph nodes, predominantly in the legs and genital area.
The larvae develop into adult worms over the course of a year, and reach sexual maturity in the afferent lymphatic vessels.
After mating, the adult female worm can produce thousands of microfilariae that migrate into the bloodstream.
A mosquito vector can bite the infected human host, ingest the microfilariae, and thus repeat the life cycle of W. bancrofti.
Page 1 of 1.
2.016 seconds.