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Species (Dirofilaria immitis) of filarial worm that parasitizes mammals, especially dogs. Up to 500 adult heartworms, which can grow to 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) long, live in the dog's heart, and the microfilariae (embryonic larvae) pass into the blood. Mosquitoes transfer infested blood from dog to dog. Both adult and larval heartworms tax the heart and restrict blood flow to the lungs, kidneys, and liver. By the time visible symptoms (chronic cough, labored breathing, listlessness, heart failure) develop, it may be too late for treatment. Preventive medicines and treatments, including surgery, exist.

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No references found			Seroepidemiology of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in humans from three areas of southern Europe. Human subcutaneous dirofilariasis, Russia by Simon, Fernando / Emerging Infectious Diseases Pulmonary coin lesions caused by Dirofilaria immitis. Adolescent girl presenting with solitary pulmonary nodule. ... by Syed, Salahuddin; Xiao, Shu-Yuan; Schnadig, Vicki J. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine The first three species were among those previously reported to support development of Dirofilaria immitis, the causative agent of heartworm and are therefore considered potential vectors. The occurrence of potential vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in ... by Mullinax, Amanda; Steele, Edna / Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science			directory tree Directory User Agent Directory, Ukrainian Directrix DirectSound DirectX DirectX 10 dirge Dirham Dirichlet conditions Dirichlet drawer principle Dirichlet Integral Dirichlet Principle Dirichlet Problem Dirichlet Series Dirichlet test for convergence Dirichlet theorem Dirichlet transform Dirichlet, Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirigible Dirk Dirk Jan Struik Dirk Volkertszoon Coornhert Dirksen, Everett Dirksen, Everett McKinley Dirofilaria immitis Dirr, Adolf Dirschau dirt dirt band dirt bed dirt chimney dirt resistance dirt slip dirt-and-stick chimney dirt-depreciation factor dirtball Dirtiness dirty dirty bit dirty bomb dirty ice dirty power dirty ship dirty snowball model dirty URL DirXML Dis DISA Disability disability glare			DIRLAUTH DIRLD DIRLINE DIRLLIGAF DIRM DIRMA DIRMM DIRMOBFOR DIRMU DirN DIRNAVCURSERV DIRNCPB DIRNCPBDET dirndl dirndl skirt dirndl skirts dirndls DIRNSA Diro Diro Diro DIROCD Dirofilaria Dirofilaria acutiuscula Dirofilaria conjunctivae Dirofilaria corynodes Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria repens Dirofilaria roemeri Dirofilaria striata Dirofilaria tenuis Dirofilaria ursi Dirofilariasis Dirofilariasis Dirofilariasis Dirona DIROO DIRP DIRPA DIRPAT DIRPRO DIRPROG DIRR Dirr, Adolf DIRRES DIRS Dirschau DIRSI DIRSO DIRSP DIRSSP DIRSSPO DIRSUP

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