Look up: babesiosis

1. Babesiosis
   Babesiosis: An illness caused by the parasite Babesia which is transmitted from animals to humans by ticks. In the US, it is typically contracted in the Northeast or Midwest -- in southern New England or New York State and in Wisconsin or Minnesota. The signs and symptoms include fever, chills, swea...
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2. babesiosis
   <microbiology> A rare, often severe (and sometimes fatal) illness in man that is caused by infection with the protozoal organism, Babesia microti. ... The disease, transmitted by ticks, occurs mostly in the Northeastern United States. The protozoan invades red blood cells causing fever, chills...
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3. babesiosis
   (bә-be″ze-o´sis) a group of tickborne diseases due to infection with protozoa of the genus Babesia, usually seen in wild or domestic animals as a type of anemia; it may spread to humans as a zoonosis characterized by a malarialike fever with chills, sweats, myalgia, nausea and vomiting, hemolytic anemia, and an en...
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4. babesiosis
   any of a group of tick-borne diseases of animals caused by species of Babesia, protozoans that destroy red blood cells and thereby cause anemia. ...
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5. babesiosis
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bă-bē′zē-ō′sis Definitions: 1. An infectious disease caused by a species of Babesia, transmitted by ticks. Animal hosts include cattle, sheep, deer, and dogs. Subclinical human infection may be common but symptomatic disease occurs only spora...
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6. babesiosis
   babesiosis (bubē"bēō'sis) , tick-borne disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Babesia. Babesiosis most commonly affects domestic and wild animals and can be a serious problem in cattle. In most cases the protozoal species is specific to a single host. The organisms ente...
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7. BABESIOSIS
   Any of several diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia.
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8. Babesiosis
   | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | DiseasesDB = 1200 | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D001404 | --> `Babesiosis` is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. After trypanosomes, Babesia are thought to...
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