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Descriptor English:   Dirofilaria immitis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Dirofilaria immitis 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Dirofilaria immitis 
Synonyms English:   Dog Heartworm  
Tree Number:   B01.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.230.300
Definition English:   A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes. 
Indexing Annotation English:   infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
History Note English:   91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
anatomy & histology chemistry
classification cytology
drug effects embryology
enzymology growth & development
genetics immunology
isolation & purification metabolism
microbiology physiology
parasitology pathogenicity
radiation effects ultrastructure
virology  
Record Number:   4243 
Unique Identifier:   D004183 

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