Brugia+Roundworm

Brugia Roundworm -//Brugia malayi// Phyla: Nematoda Classs: Secernentea

** ﻿ Location:** South and East Asia ** ﻿ Size**: up to 55 mm ** ﻿ Habitat:** The Brugia malayi has a natural habitat of freshwater swamps because thats where the mosquitoe they host lives. They can also be found in marshes. They are found where the mosquito they host lives. **Living Requirements:** Brugia Roundworms need two host to survive. The first host is a mosquitoe, and the second host can be a human, monkey, domestic cats, or forest carnivores. 

** ﻿ Life Cycle:** The roundworms have two stages in its life cycle. It first takes place as a host of a mosquitoe and then a human. It gets into the mosquitoe by the drinking of the blood of a human. The larva is formed in the mosquitoe and can be transferred to human and get into the bloodstream. It grows into adult form while in the human body. They can affect the bloodstream and cause a disease called elephantitis.  **Interesting Facts:**
 * Elephantitis is a disease that comes from the parasite that causes enlargement in the human body.
 * They can effect up to 128 million people and 43 million have symptoms.


 * Male and Female Differences:** Female can be from 43 to 55 milameters long and a male can only be 13 to 23 milameters long.

Zookeeper: Marissa Jenkins References: [] [] []    