10. Heartworm Flashcards

1
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Pulmonary disease

A

Adult worms in pulmonary arteries

Rs of heart only involved later

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Parasitology

A
Dilofilaria immitis
Mosquito 
Dogs - definitive and main reservoir host 
HARD
Severity
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3
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Pathogenesis

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Live- mechanical trauma, immunosuppressive effect
Damage of intima blood vessels - vascular lesions

Dead - more severe vascular reactions.
Thrombi - embolism,inflammation and fibrosis

Inflammatory mediators

Thromboembolism after treatment with adulticidal medication

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