babesiosis

Term ID

DOID:9643

Synonyms

• Babesiasis
• Infection by babesia
• piroplasmosis

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

References

• GARD:5878
• ICD10CM:B60.0
• ICD9CM:088.82
• MESH:D001404
• NCI:C84581
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187241002
• UMLS_CUI:C0004576

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:9643 )