Definition of microfilaria in English:
microfilaria
nounPlural microfilariaeˌmʌɪkrəʊfɪˈlɛːrɪəˌmīkrōfəˈlerēə
Zoology The minute larva of a filaria.
Example sentencesExamples
- This scenario would have profound implications in filarial biology as more females survive to produce millions of microfilariae and the role of males is restricted to reproduction.
- Transmission occurs when a mosquito bites an infected human, picking up the microfilariae, which develop into larvae.
- According to health experts, when an infected female mosquito bites a person, she may inject the worm larvae, called microfilariae, into the blood.
- When a mosquito bites an infected animal, the heartworm microfilariae are ingested along with the blood.
- Over a week or so, these microfilariae develop into infective larvae and can be transmitted when the fly bites another person.