babesiosis (DOID:9643)
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Synonyms: Babesiasis; Infection by babesia; piroplasmosis
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:B60.0, ICD9CM:088.82, MESH:D001404, NCI:C84581, UMLS_CUI:C0004576
Definition: A parasitic protozoa infectious disease that has_symptom mild fevers and has_symptom anemia described as malaria-like symptoms caused by a protozoan of genus Babesia, which reproduce in red blood cells and cause hemolytic anemia. They are transmitted by Ixodid ticks or by blood transfusion. Babesiosis is a zoonotic disease.