"Babesiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including ZOONOSES in humans. They are caused by protozoa of the genus BABESIA, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick IXODES SCAPULARIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D001404
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.701.688.122 C03.752.625.122 C03.752.875.175 C22.674.710.122
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| Concept/Terms |
Babesiosis- Babesiosis
- Babesioses
- Babesia Parasite Infection
- Babesia Parasite Infections
- Infection, Babesia Parasite
- Infections, Babesia Parasite
- Babesiasis
- Babesiases
- Babesia Infection
- Babesia Infections
- Infection, Babesia
- Infections, Babesia
- Piroplasmosis
- Piroplasmoses
Human Babesiosis- Human Babesiosis
- Babesioses, Human
- Babesiosis, Human
- Human Babesioses
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Babesiosis" by people in Profiles.
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What's eating you? Ixodes tick and related diseases, part 3: coinfection and tick-bite prevention. Cutis. 2018 May; 101(5):328-330.
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What's eating you? Ixodes tick and related diseases, part 1: life cycle, local reactions, and lyme disease. Cutis. 2018 Mar; 101(3):187-190.
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Cases of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis occurring in nonendemic areas: a diagnostic dilemma. Transfusion. 2017 10; 57(10):2348-2354.
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Across state lines: Fulminant Babesia microti infection in a liver transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Oct; 19(5).