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)	B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.230.300
Concept/Terms	Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria immitis Dirofilaria immitides immitides, Dirofilaria 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]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Dirofilaria [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.230]
Dirofilaria immitis [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.230.300]

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