RT Book, Section
A1 Vannier, Edouard G.
A1 Krause, Peter J.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141413337
T1 BABESIOSIS
T2 Harrison's Infectious Diseases, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835971
LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141413337
RD 2024/04/19
AB Babesiosis  is  an  emerging  tick-borne  infectious  disease  caused  by  protozoan  parasites  of  the  genus  Babesia  that  invade  and  eventually  lyse  red  blood  cells  (RBCs).  Most  cases  are  due  to  Babesia  microti  and  occur  in  the  United  States,  particularly  in  the  Northeast  and  upper  Midwest.  The  infection  typically  is  mild  in  young  and  otherwise  healthy  individuals  but  can  be  severe  and  sometimes  fatal  in  persons  >50  years  of  age  and  in  immunocompromised  patients.  Sporadic  cases  have  been  reported  in  Europe  and  the  rest  of  the  world.