[infections with nematodes of the superfamily Filarioidea; presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis; organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischaemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0016085 Relation/PAR: Helminth infection, unspecified
Spirurida Infections
arthropod borne communicable disease
Relation/CHD: onchocerciasis
Dipetalonema Infections
Dirofilariasis
Elephantiasis, Filarial
LOIASIS
Mansonelliasis
onchocerciasis
Setariasis