babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs 
: an infection with or disease caused by babesias
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The typical treatment for babesiosis is a combination dose of the antibiotics azithromycin and atovaquone.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In the seven-year span of the survey, cases of babesiosis increased an average of 9% per year—due, the researchers concluded, to a warming world which is expanding the range of the black-legged tick, the principal babesiosis vector.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s also a small risk of acquiring babesiosis through a blood transfusion in areas where the disease is common, Labus added.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Another, babesiosis, is causing particular concern.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
In the seven-year span of the survey, cases of babesiosis increased an average of 9% per year—due, the researchers concluded, to a warming world which is expanding the range of the black-legged tick, the principal babesiosis vector.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
There’s also a small risk of acquiring babesiosis through a blood transfusion in areas where the disease is common, Labus added.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
Another, babesiosis, is causing particular concern.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
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babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs
plural babesioses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by babesias
called also babesiasis
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