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What is the scientific name for heartworm?
Dirofilaria immitis is the scientific name for heart worm
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.
How is it that the heartworm is able to multiply in numbers at such a fast rate?
Heartworms, primarily Dirofilaria immitis, multiply quickly due to their reproductive cycle and favorable conditions within a host. Female heartworms can produce thousands of microfilariae, which are then released into the bloodstream. These microfilariae can be picked up by mosquitoes, which serve as vectors, allowing the lifecycle to continue and facilitating rapid transmission to new hosts. This cycle, combined with the high rates of transmission via mosquitoes, contributes to the rapid increase in heartworm populations.
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.
