How to Use babesiosis in a Sentence

babesiosis

noun
  • This is far from the first time clinicians have mixed up malaria and babesiosis.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Given the rise of babesiosis, there’s also more testing for the disease.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 10 June 2024
  • Symptoms of babesiosis include fever, chills, headache, and fatigue, Krause said.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s what to know about babesiosis, including common symptoms and how to protect yourself.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Cattle and other livestock can also transmit diseases such as anthrax and babesiosis to the wild equids.
    National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2020
  • There’s also the relatively new babesiosis, and the rare tularemia and Powassan virus.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 May 2018
  • The findings are welcome news for thousands of people with babesiosis cases in the United States.
    O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The woman traveled to Spain a week later, where clinicians confirmed the finding of babesiosis.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Though many people with babesiosis don’t experience symptoms, the disease can be fatal for others.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Whereas babesiosis doesn't have that same pattern of dissemination.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 4 June 2023
  • There’s also a small risk of acquiring babesiosis through a blood transfusion in areas where the disease is common, Labus added.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Among them is babesiosis, which has become significantly more prevalent in the Northeast in recent years.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The typical treatment for babesiosis is a combination dose of the antibiotics azithromycin and atovaquone.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Because Babesia parasites infect red blood cells, babesiosis can cause hemolytic anemia (from the destruction of red blood cells).
    Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 6 May 2018
  • Ticks positive for babesiosis made up the second-largest infection rate after Lyme disease.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Other tick-bourne illnesses, like babesiosis, have seen an increase in cases due to climate change, creating warmer winters and longer summers.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Lyme and babesiosis are eleven times more common than in mainland Massachusetts, and anaplasmosis is five times more common.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • For instance, the report noted that babesiosis data were only available starting in 2011 from some states.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 May 2018
  • Bites can cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • In addition, these ticks have tested positive for the pathogens responsible for babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Ticks in the poppy-seed-sized nymph stage are responsible for transmitting Lyme disease, as well as babesiosis and anaplasmosis.
    Kayla Hui, Mph, Verywell Health, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Given the circumstances, doctors admitted him to a hospital and began treatment for babesiosis.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • And these numbers may represent a small fraction of the actual cases, because babesiosis is often missed or misdiagnosed as malaria or flu.
    Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2012
  • Ticks that transmit Lyme disease can also transmit other pathogens causing less-common diseases such as anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
    Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 9 July 2018
  • Ticks, for instance, can transmit infections that cause Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis and tularemia.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Another complication to look out for is babesiosis, a red blood cell infection resulting from the tick's bite, notes the CDC.
    Sarah Bradley, Women's Health, 26 May 2023
  • 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
  • So far this year, Connecticut scientists have said a high number of ticks have tested positive for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Ticks were tested for a variety of diseases including Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and Powassan virus.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Ticks are vectors for a handful of dangerous, debilitating illnesses, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichea, babesiosis and tuleramia among them.
    Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018

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