PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Heartworms are only transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. In rare cases, people can get heartworms after being bitten by an infected mosquito. But because people are not a natural host for heartworms, the larvae usually migrate to the arteries of the heart and lungs and die before they become adult worms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once inside a new host, it takes approximately 6 months for the larvae to develop into sexually mature adult heartworms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diseases Fleas, Ticks, and Mosquitoes Can Spread Heartworm disease: Heartworms are roundworms that live in the arteries of the heart and lungs.