Medical academy named after S.I. Georgivsky of vernadsky university

Babesiosis

How It’s Caused
Ticks bite primary carrying host, usually a white-footed mouse, meadow vole, or white-tailed deer
Ticks get infected with microscopic parasite, Babesia
Ticks bite humans, spreading the parasite
Vector
Deer Tick
Ixodes scapularis

Symptoms
- Developing 1-12 months after the bite
Chills
Fever
Severe headache
Muscle pain
Anemia
Fatigue

Range in the INDIA
Most cases happen along the south india(kerela,Tamil Nadu, etc.) and in the nort-east side.
Less than a few hundred cases reported in the past two decades
Most cases occur in spring and summer

LIFE CYCLE OF TICKS AND MITES

Treatment
Tick must be carefully removed from the skin. Further treatment is rarely needed.
For more serious complications, a medicine regimen is given and for critical complications, a blood transfusion is usually performed.
Rare complications include:
Low blood pressure
Respiratory problems
Kidney failure

Prevention
Wear light colored clothing when walking through forest/areas with high-growing vegetation.
Tuck pants into socks
Wear long sleeves, long pants, and shoes that fully cover your feet.
Wear tick repellent

MOST MITES AND TICKS HAVE OVAL SHAPE BODIES, WITH TWO BODY REGIONS(PROSOMA AND OPISTHOSOMA)THAT MAY APPEAR FUSE TOGETHER. THE ACARI ARE INDEED SMALL , MANY MEASURING A MERE MILLIMETER LONG ,EVEN AS ADULTS . TICKS AND MITES GO THROUGH FOUR LIFE CYCLES STAGES -:EGG, LARVA, NYMPH, ADULT.
TICKS AND MITES CHARACTERISTICS

CAUSE OF BABESIOSIS
BABESIOSIS IS CAUSED BY INFECTION BY MALARIA LIKE PARASITE OF THE GENUS BABESIA. THE BABESIA PARASITE CAN ALSO BE CALLED NUTTALIA. THE PARASITE GROWS AND REPRODUCES INSIDE THE RED BLOOD CELL OF THE INFECTED PERSON OR ANIMAL, OFTEN CAUSING INTENSE PAIN DUE TO THE RUPTURE OF THE RBC CELLS.
ETIOLOGY OF BABESIOSIS DISEASE

IN SYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE, BABESIOSIS USUALLY DIAGNOSED BY EXAMINED BLOOD SPECIMENS UNDER A MICROSCOPE AND SEEING BABESIA PARASITES INSIDE THE RED BLOOD CELLS.
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS OF BABESIOSIS DISEASE