Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A microscopic worm which causes the disease loa loa filariasis in humans. It is found in the rainforests of central Africa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a horse fly. The disease can cause red itchy swellings below the skin called "Calabar swellings". The disease is treated with the drug notezine (diethylcarbamazine). This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.