Learn about the filarial worm that causes elephantiasis or Bancrofti's filariasis in humans. Find out its life cycle, symptoms, treatment and control methods. Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic worm also termed as “Filariworm” that is the chief cause of lymphatic filariasis. It is one of the three parasitic worms, jointly with Brugia malayi and B. timori, that infects the lymphatic system to emerge lymphatic filariasis. 2. Introduction Wuchereria bancrofti, also known as Filaria bancrofti is a thread-like parasitic nematode of human beings. It is commonly known as human Filarial Worm and is well known as the causative worm of lymphatic Filariasis/bancroftian Filariasis or elephantiasis in which the lymphatic and genital organs get disabled either temporarily or permanently. It is extremely painful and disfiguring disease, the infection of which is generally attained during childhood, but visible ... Wuchereria bancrofti, also known as Bancroft’s filarial worm, is the etiological agent of lymphatic filariasis. The lymphatic filariasis caused by the filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti is also called bancroftian filariasis.
