Medical term:
streptocerciasis
streptocerciasis
[strep″to-ser-ki´ah-sis]infection with the nematode Dipetalonema streptocerca, seen in Central Africa. The microfilariae produce a pruritic rash resembling that of onchocerciasis; they are transmitted from animal to animal by the bite of small insects of the genus Culicoides.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
strep·to·cer·ci·a·sis
(strep'tō-sĕr-kī'ă-sis),Infection of humans and higher primates with the nematode Mansonella streptocerca.
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