Organisms

Dirofilaria immitis

A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Dog Heartworm
  • Dirofilaria immitides
  • Dog Heartworms
  • Heartworm, Dog
  • Heartworms, Dog
  • immitis, Dirofilaria

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES

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History Note

91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dirofilaria immitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004183. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004183
  2. Dirofilaria immitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirofilaria_immitis
  3. Dirofilaria immitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134669