Lymphatic filariasis: diagnosis and pathogenesis. WHO expert committee on filariasis.
In the past few years, knowledge of many aspects of lymphatic filariasis, s debilitating disease with serious economic and social consequences, has increased. This article presents sections on diagnosis, pathogenesis, immunopathology and protective immunity from the recently published Expert Committee's report.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000473:pathology; D008220:Lymphography; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology