• Protozoan

    Protozoan

    babesiosis (ba·be·si·o·sis)

    by  • November 3, 2011 • B, Definitions, Infections, Protozoan

    1. any of various tickborne diseases due to infection with protozoa of the genus Babesia, occurring in wild animals, in domestic animals including cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, cats, and dogs, and in humans as a zoonosis. 2. human infection with species of Babesia, particularly B. divergens and B. microti, a classic type of zoonosis […]

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    Babesia (Ba·be·sia)

    by  • November 3, 2011 • B, Definitions, Infections, Protozoan

    a genus of protozoa of the order Piroplasmida, occurring as single or paired parasites within the erythrocytes of various vertebrates, causing babesiosis and other diseases in domestic and wild animals and humans and transmitted by ticks, in which a sexual multiplicative cycle occurs. Certain species have been reported to cause a malarialike disease in both […]

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