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Facts About Heartworm in the United States

* Canine heartworm infection occurs allcentury ago in dogs, and was discovered in
across the United States. Heartworm infectioncats in the 1920's. Since then scientists
has been found in pet and wild dogs in all 50have devised diagnostic tests, preventives
states, each of which have there own areasand treatments, but the disease still
where the disease is an ongoing problemspreads.When you are are visiting your local
(these are known as "endemic" areas).* Allvet, you may notice posters which show the
dogs regardless of their age, sex, or habitatinfested heart loaded with long fine
are susceptible to heartworm infection. Thespaghetti like worms, this is too remind pet
highest infection rates (up to 45%) in dogsowners not to gamble that their dog or cat
not maintained on heartworm preventive arewill never be bitten by an infected mosquito.
seen within 150 miles of the Atlantic coastHeartworm prevention is simple with regular
from Texas to New Jersey and along thedosing with preventive medication. If the pet
Mississippi River and its major tributaries.has heartworm infestation this is dangerous;
Other areas of the United States have loweruntreated dogs die and treated dogs go
incidence rates (5% or less) of caninethrough weeks of discomfort while the worms
heartworm disease, though even in thoseare killed and expelled from their bodies.
states some local regions have environmental,TestingHeartworms can be detected by blood
mosquito, and dog population factors thattest. X-rays can also detect the changes in
allow a higher incidence of heartwormthe heart and lungs caused by the presence of
infection.* Badly affected regions haveadult heartworms in these
heartworm infections diagnosed in dogs asorgans.PreventionPreventive doses come in
young as 1 year, with most areas diagnosingoral and topical versions, products like
infections primarily between the ages of 3Heartguard, Interceptor, heartworm treatment
and 8 years of age.* The infection rate inand ProHeart are given monthly. Revolution is
male dogs is as much as 4 times that ofa new preventive applied topically. Some of
female dogs and dogs housed outdoors are 4 tothese drugs also kill other parasitic worms,
5 times more likely to be infected thanand Revolution also acts against fleas,
indoor dogs.* Although there are differencesticks, and mites.Many veterinarians including
in frequency of infection for various groupsthe team at Vetstop recommend a year-round
of dogs, all dogs in endemic regions shouldheartworm prevention to guard against the
be considered at risk and placed onoccasional infected mosquito flying about in
surveillance/preventioneven relatively mild winters. The old saying
s.IntroductionHeartworm was once considered aapplies; "Prevention is better than
parasite common in southern climates, it iscure".Copyright 2006 Paul NelsonPaul Nelson
now recognized as a major, global pestwrites articles for Pet Lovers, see more at
affecting dogs, foxes, wolves andour site below.
coyotes.Heartworm was discovered nearly a



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