| Descriptor English: | Dirofilaria immitis | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Dirofilaria immitis
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Dirofilaria immitis | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Dirofilaria immitis | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Dirofilaria immitides Dog Heartworm Dog Heartworms Heartworm, Dog Heartworms, Dog immitis, Dirofilaria |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004183 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes. |
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| Annotation: | infection = DIROFILARIASIS; coord with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent; /drug eff: consider FILARICIDES |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 91; was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90 |
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| History Note: | 91(75); was see under FILARIOIDEA 1975-90 |
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| DeCS ID: | 4243 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004183 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QX 301 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1991/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1974/12/12 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/11 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Dirofilaria immitis
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| Concept UI |
M0006553 |
| Scope note | A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes. |
| Preferred term | Dirofilaria immitis |
| Entry term(s) |
Dirofilaria immitides Dog Heartworm Dog Heartworms Heartworm, Dog Heartworms, Dog immitis, Dirofilaria |
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