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Babesiosis — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Babesiosis Caption = ICD10 = ICD10|B|60|0|b|50 ICD9 = ICD9|088.82 ICDO = OMIM = DiseasesDB = 1200 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D001404 Babesiosis is a malaria like parasitic disease caused … Wikipedia
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31663 ICD10 = ICD10|A|79|8|a|75 ICD9 = ICD9|083.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001381 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3391 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|655 eMedicine2|emerg|159 |… … Wikipedia
Babesiosis — An illness caused by the parasite Babesia which is transmitted from animals to humans by ticks. In the US, it is typically contracted in the Northeast or Midwest in southern New England or New York State and in Wisconsin or Minnesota. The signs… … Medical dictionary
List of human parasitic diseases — This is a list of topics related to human parasitic diseases. See also the categories shown below.Diseases*Amoebiasis *Ascariasis *Babesiosis *Chagas disease *Clonorchiasis *Cryptosporidiosis *Diphyllobothriasis *Dracunculiasis caused by the… … Wikipedia
Andrew Spielman — Andrew Spielman, Sc.D. (1930 – 20 December 2006) was a prominent American public health entomologist and Professor of Tropical Public Health in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).… … Wikipedia
Babesia — The economically most important genus of the protozoan family Babesiidae; characterized by multiplication in host red blood cells to form pairs and tetrads; it causes babesiosis (piroplasmosis) in most types of domestic animals, and two species… … Medical dictionary
Ixodes — A genus of hard ticks (family Ixodidae), many species of which are parasitic on humans and animals; they are characterized by an anal groove surrounding the anus anteriorly, absence of eyes and festoons, and marked sexual dimorphism; about 40… … Medical dictionary
Babesia divergens — an etiologic agent of bovine and human babesiosis in temperate regions of Europe and perhaps Asia, transmitted by the ticks Ixodes ricinus and Haemaphysalis punctata … Medical dictionary
Babesia microti — a parasite normally found in rodents in North America, but also causing human babesiosis; the usual vector is the tick Ixodes scapularis, although transmission by means of blood transfusion has been reported … Medical dictionary
List of infectious diseases — Human infectious diseases grouped by causative agent and alphabetically arranged.Viral infectious diseases AIDS ndash; AIDS Related Complex ndash; Chickenpox (Varicella) ndash; Common cold ndash; Cytomegalovirus Infection ndash; Colorado tick… … Wikipedia
