Babesiosis
"Babesiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
- Babesiasis
- Babesiases
- Piroplasmosis
- Piroplasmoses
- Babesia Parasite Infection
- Babesia Parasite Infections
- Infection, Babesia Parasite
- Infections, Babesia Parasite
Human Babesiosis- Human Babesiosis
- Babesioses, Human
- Babesiosis, Human
- Human Babesioses
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