Loa loa is a filarial (arthropod-borne) nematode (roundworm) that causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known...
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Loa loa filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm Loa loa. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly...
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Mauna Loa (/ˌmɔːnə ˈloʊ.ə, ˌmaʊnə -/, Hawaiian: [ˈmɐwnə ˈlowə]; lit. 'Long Mountain') is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U...
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WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Tonga Loa, where he is one-half of the current WWE Tag Team Champions with Tama Tonga...
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LOA may stand for: Life of Agony, a New York hardcore/hard rock band Lights Out Asia, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based post-rock and ambient band Lords of...
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Ibo loa or Igbo loa, are a type of loa, of African origin, revered in Haiti. These loa are linked to the Igbo people. They are considered to be both stern...
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El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest...
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Loco is a loa, patron of healers and plants, especially trees in the Vodou religion. He is a racine (root) and a rada loa. Among several other loa, he is...
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The Loa River (Spanish: Río Loa) is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At 440 km (270 mi) long, it is the country's longest river...
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Loa is a town in, and the county seat of, Wayne County, Utah, United States, along State Route 24. The population was 572 at the 2010 census. A post office...
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Loa (Fullmetal Alchemist), a character in the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist Loa (nematode), a genus of nematode worms Loa loa, a roundworm Loa loa...
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Loa is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Filariidae. Species: Loa extraocularis Skrjabin, 1917 Loa inquirenda Maplestone, 1938 Loa loa (Cobbold...
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a handsome but apathetic loa in Vodou. In the Congo Savanne aspect, he is a fierce petro loa. He is a powerful man-eating loa whose patron color is white...
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Pie is a soldier-loa who lives at the bottoms of lakes and rivers and causes floods in Vodou. Loa are deistic beings venerated in the African religion...
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Marinette is a loa of power and violence in Haitian Vodou. In her petro form, she is called Marinette Bras Cheche (Marinette of the Dry Arms) or Marinette...
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Clermontia montis-loa, or Mauna Loa clermontia, is a species of Hawaiian lobelioid endemic to the eastern windward slopes of Mauna Loa on the island of...
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Loa (Alani Ryan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A mutant, Loa is a student at the Xavier Institute...
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Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking...
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Ragna Lóa Stefánsdóttir (born 10 September 1966) is an Icelandic former football player who played for Úrvalsdeild kvenna clubs ÍA, Stjarnan, Valur and...
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known as river blindness caused by onchocerca volvulus; Loa loa filariasis (Loiasis) caused by Loa loa; Mansonelliasis caused by three species of Mansonella...
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Los Angeles (redirect from Loa Angeles, California)
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California. With an estimated 3,820,914 residents within...
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Loa Ho (Chinese: 賴和; pinyin: Lài Hé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Loā Hô) (28 May 1894 – 31 January 1943), real name Loa Ho (賴河) and Lai Kuie-ho, pen name Lan Yun, Fu...
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Offerings to him include leaves and herbs, honey, and spiced rum. As a petro loa and loa of the wilderness, he can be fierce and unpredictable in some aspects...
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El Loa Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto El Loa) (IATA: CJC, ICAO: SCCF), is the major airport serving Calama, a city in the Antofagasta Region of Chile. It...
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Petwo lwa (redirect from Pethro loa)
also spelled Petro and alternatively known as dompete, are a family of lwa (loa) spirits in the religion of Haitian Vodou. They are regarded as being volatile...
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Sobo (deity) (redirect from Sobo (loa))
name: Grande Sobo) is a soldier-loa who rules over thunder. Sobo is a spirit or loa in Haitian Vodou. He is the loa of thunder and is always depicted...
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Carl Johan "Loa" Falkman (born 24 July 1947) is a Swedish opera singer, actor and artist. He was appointed hovsångare by H.M. the King of Sweden in 2003...
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Mauna Loa was an episode of eruptive volcanic activity at Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, located on Hawaiʻi island, Hawaiʻi. Mauna Loa began...
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Pháp Loa (法螺; 1284–1330) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk of the Trúc Lâm Yên Tử sect, and second patriarch of that sect. He was a disciple of Buddhist...
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