TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Babesiosis
A1  - Hay, Jr, William W.
A1  - Levin, Myron J.
A1  - Deterding, Robin R.
A1  - Abzug, Mark J.
PY  - 2017
T2  - Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
AB  - Babesia  microti  is  a  malaria-like  protozoan  that  infects  humans  bitten  by  infected  Ixodes  scapularis  (deer  tick)After  inoculation,  the  protozoan  penetrates  erythrocytes  and  starts  an  asynchronous  cycle  that  causes  hemolysisIn  the  United  States,  the  majority  of  cases  occur  in  the  Northeast  and  upper  Midwest  from  May  to  OctoberInfection  is  a  transfusion-transmissible  diseaseIncubation  period  is  1–4  weeks  after  tick  bite,  or  1–9  weeks  after  blood  transfusion  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145453990
ER  -