Brugia malayi

Malayan filaria

Brugia malayi common name:

Malayan filariasis or elephantiasis

Common associated disease and condition names for Brugia malayi

200 to 280

The typical Brugia malayi microfilaria ranges in length from ______mu m

two distinct nuclei

Arrangement of nuclei in tail: presence of ________ in the tip of the somewhat pointed tail

present

Brugia malayi Sheath:

Aedes, Anopheles or Mansonia

B. malayi may be transmitted by the mosquito genera ______, _________, or ________ depending on the location and animal reservoirs present.

nocturnal periodicity

Because B. malayi generally exhibits [blank], specimens collected during the nighttime hours are most likely to yield large numbers of circulating microfilariae.

felines; monkeys

Although humans are considered to be the primary definite host, B. malayi is also known to infect [blank] and [blank].

legs

Eventually the result of B. malayi infection is elephantiasis of the [blank]

diethylcarbamazine (DEC)

Treatment for B. malayi is similar to that for W. bancrofti, with the most useful medication being [blank].

10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

Select the ideal time period to collect blood samples for examination for the presence of the microfilariae of Brugia malayi: [blank].