Babesiosis is most commonly transmitted by:
o It is transmitted by ticks. o Babesiosis is caused by Babesia microti o It is an intraerythrocytic protozoa. o Half of all children and a quaer of previously healthy adults are asymptomatic with babesia infection. o M/C symptoms are fever, hemolytic anemia o A person infected with babesiosis gradually develops malaise, fatigue and fever. o Babesia maltese cross resembles plasmodium falciparum gametocyte arrangement. pig is intermediate host for tenia solium rats are the reservoir for rickettsia. Sand fly cause leshmaniasis (intermediate host)
Pigs
Rats
Sand fly
Ticks
FMGE 2018