How Do Mosquitoes Become Infected With Heartworm?
Heartworm is transmitted by mosquitos, and it takes only one bite to get infected! First, adult female heartworms release their young, called microfilariae, into an animal’s bloodstream. Then, mosquitoes become infected with microfilariae while taking a blood meal from the infected animal. How long after a mosquito bite do heartworms appear? The earliest that the … Read more