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Babesiosis Updated 4/2011

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BASICS

  • Description
  • Epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • General Prevention
  • Etiology
  • Associated Conditions

DIAGNOSIS

  • Signs and Symptoms
  • Tests
  • Differential Diagnosis

TREATMENT

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  • Additional Treatment

Ongoing Care

  • Follow-Up Recommendations
  • Complications
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BASICS
Description
  • Tickborne hemolytic disease that is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia
  • Rarely reported outside the US:
    • Sporadic cases have been reported from a number of countries, including France, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the former Soviet Union, and Mexico.
    • In US, infections have been reported in many states, but most endemic areas are islands off the coast of Massachusetts (including Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard), New York (including Long Island, Shelter Island, and Fire Island), and in Connecticut. In these areas, asymptomatic human infection seems to be common.
  • Incubation period of babesiosis varies from 5–33 days. Most patients do not recall recent tick exposure. After an infected blood transfusion, the incubation ...

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FIG. 6.12. Tick bite. Typical appearance of an engorged tick.Credit: From Fleisher GR, MD, Ludwig S, MD, Baskin MN, MD. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
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