Interesting facts about the Loa Loa
By: Hannah Pinchefsky & Kendall Bowman
Where does the young larva of the Loa Loa
develop in?They develop in horseflies.
Where can the loa loa go inside your body?Your eyes,
back, chest,
groin, and scalp.
What are the symptoms of having a loa loa in
your body?• Itching • Joint
pain• Fatigue• Death
What are the diagnosis and treatments?
• Diethylcarbamazine or Ivermectin
What is the life cycle?• A vector fly bites an infected human
host and ingests microfilariase• Microfilariae move to the thoracic
muscles of the insect host • Microfilariae develops into first stage
larva, then third stage larva• An infected vector fly bites an
uninfected human host and the third stage larva penetrates the skin and enters subcutaneous tissue
• Larva matures into adults who produce microfilariae
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