You’ve heard of Lyme disease — now, infectious disease experts are warning of another serious tick-borne illness that’s on the rise: babesiosis. “If you live in areas where babesiosis is endemic, ...
You’ve already heard about the devastating effects of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S. But there are others to have on your radar as the tick population booms this summer, ...
If you live in the northeast or midwest, health experts say babesiosis is on the rise, particularly during the summer months. It’s an infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Babesia, which ...
Tafenoquine is an 8-aminoquinoline that has been shown to have broad spectrum activity against protozoan parasites. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug designation to ...
Babesiosis, a tickborne zoonotic disease caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus babesia, is characterized by nonimmune hemolytic anemia that resolves with antimicrobial treatment and ...
Prime tick season is approaching, and those creepy little arachnids are carrying all sorts of diseases, including a rare one that’s becoming more prominent: Annual reported cases of babesiosis—a ...
Tickborne disease has been on the rise in the US, with the number of cases growing 25% from 2011 to 2019. Among them is babesiosis, which has become significantly more prevalent in the Northeast in ...
Micheline LeBlanc knew something was up in the summer of 2022. She felt achy and fatigued. “Headaches were a big problem. Night sweats were dramatic,” LeBlanc says. When she developed throbbing pain ...
You’ve already heard about the devastating effects of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S. But there are others to have on your radar as the tick population booms this summer, ...