China stopped the disease by ordering people in villages to use this kind of salt.

中国通过要求村民使用这种盐来阻止丝虫。

Every pet should be on heartworm preventative every month of the year.

每只宠物每年每个月都应该使用心丝虫预防剂。

This is a fascinating question because heartworm is preventable.

这是一个有趣的问题，因为心丝虫是可以预防的。

So heartworm disease. What is it?

心丝虫这是什么？

So if you aren't using heartworm preventative for your dog and cat today, go talk to your veterinarian.

所以如果你现在没有为你的狗和猫使用心丝虫预防剂，请与你的兽医沟通。

For example, last year China and Egypt announced the elimination of lymphatic filariasis, a disease that currently disables some 40 million people.

例如，去年中国和埃及宣布已消灭淋巴丝虫，这一疾目前已使约四成为残疾。

We really want to help more dogs like Maverick, educate people on heartworm prevention and really get more people interested in rescuing.

我们真的很想帮助更多像 Maverick 这样的狗， 教育们预防心丝虫， 并真正让更多的对救援感兴趣。

I have a dog called Wish who has just been released from a specialty hospital after a week, he has had anemia caused by his heartworm.

我有一只名叫 Wish 的狗， 一周后刚从一家专科医院出院， 它因心丝虫引起贫血。

One of the most common global causes of lymphedema is filariasis, an infection with nematode parasites, which are tiny worms; the most common species are: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.

丝虫是淋巴水肿在全球范围内最普遍的因，为虫类寄生虫的感染所致；最常见的物种有班氏吴策虫、马来布鲁丝虫与帝汶布鲁丝虫。

We've rescued six paralyzed dogs and many other special needs dogs, including those who have injuries like a fractured pelvis or broken legs, or are heartworm positive.

我们拯救了六只瘫痪的狗和许多其他有特殊需要的狗， 包括那些有骨盆骨折或腿部骨折等伤或心丝虫阳性的狗。

Filariasis happens when one of these nematodes gets in the lymphatic system and causes a bit of fibrosis, which creates a physical blockage that obstructs the normal flow of lymph.

当这些虫进入淋巴系统，并引起轻微的纤维化后，就会导致丝虫，进而造成物理性的阻塞，阻碍淋巴的正常流动。

This is a really important question this year because we know that because of temperature and climate changes that are expected in 2022, there will be a higher instance of heartworm.

这是今年一个非常重要的问题，因为我们知道，由于温度和气候变化，预计到 2022 年，心丝虫的发率会更高。

So we're really adamant about raising awareness around heartworm, because Wish has been in an oxygen chamber and we almost lost him—his bills are more than $6,000 right now.

所以我们非常坚定地提高对心丝虫的认识， 因为 Wish 一直在氧气舱里， 我们几乎失去了他——他的账单现在超过 6, 000 美元。