babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs 
: an infection with or disease caused by babesias
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Other Diseases Worth Knowing About Beyond Lyme, ticks can transmit Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus.
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The ticks were then tested for five human disease-causing pathogens including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease, hard tick relapsing fever and Powassan virus.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
These ticks are the main driver of not only Powassan virus, but also Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and borrelia miyamoto.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
The ticks were then tested for five human disease-causing pathogens including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Lyme disease, hard tick relapsing fever and Powassan virus.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
These ticks are the main driver of not only Powassan virus, but also Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and borrelia miyamoto.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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babesiosis
noun
ba·be·si·o·sis
bə-ˌbē-zē-ˈō-səs
plural babesioses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or disease caused by babesias
called also babesiasis
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