Babesiosis
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General Principles
- Babesiosis is a malaria-like illness that is caused by the intraerythrocytic parasite Babesia microti, a tick-borne protozoan.
- Coinfection with Lyme disease can occur because both are transmitted by the same tick vector (Ixodes spp.).
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General Principles
- Babesiosis is a malaria-like illness that is caused by the intraerythrocytic parasite Babesia microti, a tick-borne protozoan.
- Coinfection with Lyme disease can occur because both are transmitted by the same tick vector (Ixodes spp.).
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Citation
Bhat, Pavat, et al., editors. "Babesiosis." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602503/all/Babesiosis.
Babesiosis. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602503/all/Babesiosis. Accessed February 1, 2023.
Babesiosis. (2016). In Bhat, P., Dretler, A., Gdowski, M., Ramgopal, R., & Williams, D. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics (35th ed.). Wolters Kluwer Health. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602503/all/Babesiosis
Babesiosis [Internet]. In: Bhat PP, Dretler AA, Gdowski MM, Ramgopal RR, Williams DD, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2023 February 01]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602503/all/Babesiosis.
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