A parasitic worm that lives and reproduces in the chambers of a dog's heart.. Microscopic, immature worms circulate in the blood and are taken in by mosquitoes that bite the animal. They mature in the mouth of a mosquito and infect another unprotected animal bitten by the same mosquito. Heartworm disease causes damage to the pulmonary arteries and eventually leads to heart failure.
Infestation with or disease especially of dogs caused by the heartworm, a filarial worm of the genus Dirofilaria ( D. immitis), resulting typically in gasping, coughing, and nervous disorder, and when severe commonly leading to death.
a slender white worm about four to twelve inches long
Can be tested by a blood test and should not be left untreated. Heartworm is an infectious parasite that can cause fatality in your Great Dane. It can be contracted by a mere mosquito bite. Education and necessary precautions are key to prevention. Ask your Vet how you can protect your Great Dane.
A rare, but potentially life-threatening parasite, that travels through a cat's bloodstream and grows large in the heart.
Adult worms live in the right side of the heart, heart valves, lungs, arteries, and veins. Death can occur. It can be diagnosed through a blood test. Prevention is recommended
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A filarial worm (Dirofilaria immitis) transmitted by mosquitoes and parasitic in the heart and associated blood vessels of dogs and other canids.
