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Health Encyclopedia: Lyme Disease And Related Tick Borne Infections Babesiosis
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Babesiosis
The tick that carries Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) can also carry babesiosis. Babesiosis is caused by a parasite called protozoa. It has been detected in about 10% of Lyme disease patients, and has been reported in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia, California, and Washington.
When babesiosis is acquired from ticks, the infection occurs only in the summer. However, unlike in Lyme disease, blood transfu...
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