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MeSH Heading: Dirofilaria immitis
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
Unique ID: D004183
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004183
Annotation: infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /‌drug eff: consider FILARICIDES
Scope Note: A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Entry Term(s): Dog Heartworm
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Dirofilaria immitis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024