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babesiosis noun[ U ] medical, biology specializeduk /bəˌbiː.ziˈəʊ.sɪs/ us /bəˌbiː.ziˈoʊ.sɪs/ an infection that is carried by ticks(= very small creatures that live on other animals and feed on their blood), that affects both humans and animals, especially cattle: About 10% of patients with Lyme disease also had babesiosis, a parasitic disease of the red blood cells. Babesiosis, like Lyme disease, is carried by a tick. The signs and symptoms of babesiosis include high fever, muscle aches, chills, fatigue, headache, and loss of appetite. Most of the 1.2 billion cattle in the world are exposed to babesiosis. Calves exposed to babesiosis during the first 6 to 9 months rarely show clinical symptoms and develop a long-lasting immunity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fevers & infectious diseases afebrile ague anaplasmosis anti-malaria anti-malarial delirious ehrlichiosis enteric fever Epstein-Barr virus EVD feverishly mumps rubella scarlet fever sleeping sickness staphylococcus Staphylococcus infection toxoplasmosis typhoid fever variola |