LP14814-5
Filaria
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Description
Loa loa filaria is a microscopic worm which causes the disease loa loa filariasis in humans. It is found in the rainforests of central Africa.Humans contract this disease through the bite of a horse fly.The disease can cause red ichy swellings below the skin which is known as Calabar swellings. The disease can be treated with the drug diethylcarbamazine (DEC). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Filaria (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Filaria
- Part Display Name
- Filaria
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Filaria
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 丝虫属 Synonyms: 丝虫; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Filaria |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Filaria |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Filaria |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Filaria |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Филярия |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Filaria |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Filaria |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Filaria |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Filaria Synonyms: Filarie |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Παράσιτο Filaria Synonyms: Παράσιτο Filaria |
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