Capable of killing or destroying filaria parasites; relating to substances or treatments that eliminate filarial worms.
From 'filaria' combined with '-cidal' (from Latin 'caedere,' meaning to kill), literally meaning 'filaria-killing.'
Filaricidal drugs work in two ways—some directly kill the adult worms while others sterilize them, preventing the spread of microscopic larvae to new hosts through insect vectors.
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