KOLBabesiosis: What is Babesiosis and Who are the top researchers working to mitigate the crisis?
Babesiosis is a blood infection caused by the Babesia (Babesia Microti) parasite of the Protozoa family. Babesiosis typically occurs after black-legged ticks (also known as deer ticks) carrying the Babesia parasite bite the host, human or animal.
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Domestic animals like dogs, and also cattle may be affected by Babesiosis.
What is the ICD 10 code for Babesiosis?
The ICD / ICD 10 code for Babesiosis is "B60.0" (Certain infectious and parasitic diseases).
Who are the top experts researching treatments for babesiosis?
The top experts researching babesiosis are: Peter J Krause, Andrew Spielman and Sam R Telford.
What are the top concepts researched in studies about babesiosis?
The most researched concepts in studies of babesiosis are: babesiosis cattle, babesiosis babesia, babesiosis borrelia, babesiosis blood and babesiosis dogs.
What are some of the top places that specialize in babesiosis?
Recommended institutions that specialize in babesiosis:
- Babesiosis Research Program | Tufts Medical Center800 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111 Phone: (617) 636-5000
Recent articles about Babesiosis
Babesiosis Surveillance - Wisconsin, 2001-2015.
Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic disease caused primarily by Babesia microti, an intraerythocytic protozoan. Babesia microti, like the causal agents for Lyme disease and anaplasmosis, is ...
Known for Babesiosis Surveillance | Babesia Microti | Lyme Disease | Symptom Onset | Atovaquone Azithromycin Pulmonary Complications Of Babesiosis: Case Report And Literature Review
.. of babesiosis with pulmonary complications followed by a review of the literature. Babesiosis presents clinically as a malaria-like illness with fever, chills, headache, fatigue with ...
Known for Literature Review | Babesia Babesiosis | Pulmonary Edema | Splenic Function | Blood Smear Post-Babesiosis Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
.. Background Babesiosis, a tickborne zoonotic disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus babesia, is characterized by nonimmune hemolytic anemia that resolves with ...
Known for Hemolytic Anemia | Warm Autoimmune | Genus Babesia | Asplenic Patients | Microti Babesiosis Increasing Incidence And Changing Epidemiology Of Babesiosis In The Hudson Valley...
Babesiosis is an emerging infection in parts of New York State. From 2009 through 2016, there was a significant increase in the incidence rate of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New ...
Known for New York State | Babesia Microti | Babesiosis Emerging | Incidence | Epidemiology Markers Of Coagulation Activation, Endothelial Stimulation, And Inflammation In...
.. with babesiosis is unknown.
OBJECTIVES: Whether inflammation in babesiosis triggers activation of ICAM-1 and the coagulation system.
ANIMALS: Twelve and 10 dogs with naturally occurring ...
Known for Dogs Babesiosis | Blood Coagulation | Endothelium Vascular | Molecule1 Icam1 | Compared Healthy Fever Of Unknown Origin (Fuo) Due To Babesiosis In A Immunocompetent Host
.. diagnosis. Babesiosis is transmitted by the Ixodes scapularis ticks endemic to areas in the northeastern United States. We present the case of a 73-year-old, non-human immunodeficiency ...
Known for Immunocompetent Host | Lyme Disease | Northeastern United States | Case Babesiosis | Hemolytic Anemia Urinary Proteome Of Dogs With Kidney Injury During Babesiosis
.. of babesiosis in dogs and may provide a natural model for identifying early and specific markers of kidney injury in this species. There are limited data on urine proteomics in dogs, and ...
Known for Dogs Babesiosis | Urinary Proteome | Urine Samples | Babesia Canis | Kidney Injury Babesiosis As A Cause Of Fever In Patients Undergoing A Splenectomy
Babesiosis is an emerging infection most commonly acquired from a tick bite. We describe three hospitalized patients with fever attributable to babesiosis after a splenectomy. Splenectomy was ...
Known for Splenectomy Babesiosis | Blood Transfusion | Tick Bite | Infection Patient Babesiosis Surveillance - United States, 2011-2015.
.. PROBLEM/CONDITION: Babesiosis is caused by parasites of the genus Babesia, which are transmitted in nature by the bite of an infected tick. Babesiosis can be life threatening, particularly ...
Known for United States | Reported Cases | New Hampshire | Disease Control | Babesia Babesiosis Babesiosis, Significance Of Spleen Function Illustrated By Postsplenectomy Course...
.. of babesiosis: (a) in a patient (50-year-old man) who, immediately after splenectomy for spleen rupture, developed fulminant Babesia infection and subsequently was treated successfully; ...
Known for Babesia Infection | Cases Babesiosis | Splenectomy Case | Spleen | Rupture