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Dirofilaria immitis is a parasitic roundworm that infects dogs and other mammals' hearts and blood vessels, causing a disease known as heartworm disease. It is transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and can be life-threatening if left untreated. Prevention through regular medication is important to protect pets from this parasite.
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What is the scientific name for heartworm?
The scientific name for heartworm is Dirofilaria immitis.
How did scientist come up with the name dirofilaria immitis?
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What type of organism is dirofilaria immitis?
Dirofilaria immitis is a filarial organism that causes heartworm disease. It was originally thought that it could only be present in dogs, but it can also affect cats and ferrets. Regular heartworm prevention medication (such as Heartgard and Interceptor) can prevent your pet from getting heartworm disease. Heartworm Disease is treatable in dogs with injections given in the muscle to kill the heartworms, but there is currently no treatment available for cats. Humans can also be infected (however it is rare), but when they are infected it is most commonly mistaken for lung cancer because the worms show up in the lungs.
When was Dirofilaria tenuis created?
Dirofilaria tenuis was created in 1942.
What type of organism is a immitis spherule?
Coccidioides immitis -- a fungal pathogen.
What is the genus of heartworm?
Dirofilaria
What type of worm is a heartworm?
It is a nematode, specifically Dirofilaria immitus.
Is coccidioides immitis prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Coccidioides immitis is a eukaryotic organism. It is a fungus that causes coccidioidomycosis, also known as Valley fever. Eukaryotic organisms have a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What are the seven levels of classification for heartworms?
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: NematodaClass: SecernenteaOrder: SpiruridaFamily: OnchocercidaeGenus: DirofilariaSpecies: immitis
What is the name of the spores that Dr House said Ali inhaled in S03E04?
In episode 'Lines in the Sand', the spore's name is Coccidiodes immitis.
Heartworm medical terminology?
The technical medical terminology for a heartworm is a filarial worm of the genus Dirofilaria. Generally speaking, it is a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes that affects dogs.
Does a coccus move?
Cocci is the pleural word for coccus which is a single round one-cell bacterium. It is an infection of the lungs caused by inhaling spores of the fungus Coccidioides immitis.
