Sentences with phrase «ingest immature heartworm»

The mosquitos ingest the immature heartworm larvae by feeding on either an infected cat or, more frequently, an infected dog.

Mosquitoes ingest immature heartworm larvae, called microfilariae, by feeding on an infected cat or, more commonly, an infected dog.

Mosquitoes ingest immature heartworm larvae, called microfilariae, by feeding on either an infected cat or dog.

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Heartworms are spread by mosquitoes that are infected with immature or «baby» heartworms when they bite an infected dog and ingest Heartworms are spread by mosquitoes that are infected with immature or «baby» heartworms when they bite an infected dog and ingest heartworms when they bite an infected dog and ingest its blood.

The resulting immature Heartworm then circulate the bloodstream for up to 2 years waiting for a biting mosquito to ingest them and transmit to another host.

Immature heartworms are transmitted to a healthy animal by a mosquito that has recently ingested blood from an infected animal.

It is caused by the blood parasite Dirofilaria immitis, with immature heartworms transmitted to healthy animals by mosquitos that have recently ingested blood from an infected animal.