Preferred Label : dirofilaria immitis;
MeSH definition : A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans.
The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.;
MeSH synonym : dog heartworms; immitis, dirofilaria; dirofilaria immitides; dog heartworm; heartworm, dog; heartworms, dog;
CISMeF synonym : immitides, dirofilaria;
MeSH annotation : infection DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH,
etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirofilaria immitis;
UNII : txid6287;
Origin ID : D004183;
UMLS CUI : C0012601;
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A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans.
The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
