| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:9643 |
| Name | babesiosis |
| 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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babesiosis |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187241002 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus tick-borne_infectious_disease zoonotic_infectious_disease |
| Synonyms |
Babesiasis [EXACT] Infection by babesia [EXACT] piroplasmosis [EXACT] |
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