蟠尾丝虫
蟠尾丝虫
pán wěi sī chóng
Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
Traditional: 蟠尾絲蟲
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- Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
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Related Words
蟠尾丝虫症(pán wěi sī chóng zhèng)— "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
→吸虫(xī chóng)— trematoda
→吸虫纲(xī chóng gāng)— Class Trematoda
→复殖目(fù zhí mù)— Order Digenea (including trematode worms that parasite humans)
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