Dirofilaria immitis

"Dirofilaria immitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID	D004183
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300
Concept/Terms	Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria immitides immitis, Dirofilaria Dog Heartworm Dog Heartworms Heartworm, Dog Heartworms, Dog

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dirofilaria immitis".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Chromadorea [B01.050.500.500.294.400]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463]
Dirofilaria [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230]
Dirofilaria immitis [B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.463.230.300]

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