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单词 filariasis
释义

filariasis

noun

fil·​a·​ri·​a·​sis ˌfi-lə-ˈrī-ə-səs How to pronounce filariasis (audio)
plural filariases ˌfi-lə-ˈrī-ə-ˌsēz How to pronounce filariasis (audio)
: infestation with or disease caused by filariae

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Worldwide, over one million people die from mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile, dengue, Zika, yellow fever, malaria, and lymphatic filariasis every year. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022 Other species can spread Malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and West Nile Virus. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 Mar. 2022 The experiment involved testing a vaccine for lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects tens of millions of people and can cause severe disability. Yasmeen Abutaleb And Beth Reinhard, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2021 The experiment involved testing a vaccine for lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects tens of millions of people and can cause severe disability. Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021 In 1998, Merck expanded the program to include lymphatic filariasis. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021 Skeeters are vectors for a host of nasty diseases, including malaria, dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya, and lymphatic filariasis. Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2020 He was recognized by the World Health Organization for his work in the Cook Islands helping stamp out the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis. Nick Perry, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020 Mosquitoes can spread diseases such as malaria, dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya, and lymphatic filariasis and kills more people than any other creature in the world, according to the CDC. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, 4 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

filariasis

noun

fil·​a·​ri·​a·​sis
variants also filariosis
ˌfil-ə-ˈrī-ə-səs How to pronounce filariasis (audio)
plural filariases also filarioses -ˌsēz How to pronounce filariasis (audio)
: infestation with or disease caused by filariae
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