Man's best friend: How humans can develop Dirofilaria immitis infections

Canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, is a nematode parasite that infects dogs by way of mosquito bite. Rarely, humans play accidental hosts to this parasite and are not a suitable environment for the nematode to live. As the parasite dies in the pulmonary vessels it embolizes the vessels causing i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Malik, Devin, Amaraneni, Akshay, Singh, Sukhpreet, Roach, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27077028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.03.003

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27077028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2016.03.003

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