Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Babesiosis

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Deer tick transmission;
Hemolytic anemia 

Mild-moderate:
- Common: chills, sweats, and myalgia
- Less common: anorexia, headache, nausea, and dry cough
- Least common: arthralgia, shortness of breath, sore throat, neck stiffness, emotional lability, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, dark urine, conjunctival injection, photophobia, hyperesthesia, and weight loss

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

Blood smear; PCR

RiskFactors

Sickle cell disease

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/infectious-diseases/extraintestinal-protozoa/babesiosis