Babesia is a tiny parasite that infects your red blood cells. Infection with Babesia is called babesiosis. The parasitic infection is usually transmitted by a tick bite. Babesiosis often occurs at the ...

Babesia microti are tiny parasites, present on some ticks, that cause an infection known as babesiosis. Read on to learn more about Babesia infection, the symptoms and causes of babesiosis, and how ...

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, ...