Also known as elephantiasis
Causative agents (transmitted by mosquito):
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
No known natural animal reservoir
Larvae migrate to<unk>  vessels and mature into adults (can take 6-12 months)
These worms block<unk>  vessels, which causes the clinical presentation of the disease
Coinfection is common (filiariae cause immunosuppression and allows for malaria and/or TB to thrive)
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
These worms block<unk>  vessels, which causes the clinical presentation of the disease
Lymphatic filariasis
Leishmaniasis
Onchocerciasis
Babesiosis
African trypanosomiasis
Tungiasis
Dracunculiasis
Schistosomiasis