Red blood cells normally cannot move on their own; they lack any of the cell structures needed for movement. Instead, they deliver oxygen throughout the body by going with the flow of blood. So, when ...

Babesia microti causes babesiosis, an infection that can be severe in some patients. Transmission occurs primarily by tick bites, but infections from blood transfusion may be underestimated. Would ...

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs. The disease, which is spread ...

A tick-borne disease dubbed "American malaria" is increasing in prevalence across the U.S., new research has found. Cases of the disease—babesiosis—increased by about 9 percent every year between 2015 ...

These "black-legged ticks", Ixodes scapularis, really suck and can carry the Babesia parasite, which can cause babesiosis. Image courtesy CDC/Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. 1990. (Photo by Smith ...

A small pilot study has found evidence of human co-infections from Bartonella and Babesia odocoilei, a protozoal tick-borne infection primarily found in deer, moose and other cervids. The ...