RT Book, Section
A1 Vannier, Edouard
A1 Krause, Peter J.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1156506403
T1 Babesiosis
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1156506403
RD 2024/09/19
AB Babesiosis  is  a  worldwide  (Fig.  220-1)  emerging  tick-borne  infectious  disease  caused  by  protozoan  parasites  of  the  genus  Babesia  that  invade  and  eventually  lyse  red  blood  cells  (RBCs).  More  than  100  Babesia  species  infect  a  broad  array  of  wild  and  domestic  animals,  but  only  a  few  of  these  species  have  been  identified  as  etiologic  agents  of  human  babesiosis.  Most  cases  are  due  to  Babesia  microti  and  occur  in  the  United  States.  The  infection  typically  is  mild  or  asymptomatic  in  young  and  otherwise  healthy  individuals  but  can  be  severe  and  sometimes  fatal  in  the  elderly  and  the  immunocompromised.