Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A genus of parasitic sporozoans of the family Babesiidae that infect the red blood cells of humans and of animals such as dogs, cattle, and sheep.
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- noun microbiology, epidemiology a
genre ofhematozoa of the family Babesiidae thatinvades theerythrocytes of livingorganisms such ashumans ;piroplasma
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Doctors are especially concerned because it appears that the risk of transfusion-associated babesia infection may be increasing.
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Although babesia is more common than doctors had realized, "it's nowhere near as common as Lyme disease," Herwaldt says.
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The first known case of ticks transmitting the babesia parasite was in Massachusetts in 1969.
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Cases are occurring year-round and have been seen in states where ticks that carry babesia are not endemic.
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Doctors are especially concerned because it appears that the risk of transfusion-associated babesia infection may be increasing.
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Cases are occurring year-round and have been seen in states where ticks that carry babesia are not endemic.
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While the structure of this sentence is strictly accurate it has led several readers to point out that neither affliction results from a virus – babesia is a protozoan and fog fever is caused by the toxin 3-methylindole.
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While the structure of this sentence is strictly accurate it has led several readers to point out that neither affliction results from a virus – babesia is a protozoan and fog fever is caused by the toxin 3-methylindole.
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The first known case of ticks transmitting the babesia parasite was in Massachusetts in 1969.
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Although babesia is more common than doctors had realized, "it's nowhere near as common as Lyme disease," Herwaldt says.
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