The following is a great article on the Lyme disease co-infection, Babesia (a malaria-like blood parasite that causes the disease, Babesiosis), that a Lyme Literate doctor (from Maryland) wrote on his blog. He covers things you don't often hear about this infection,
Blacklegged ticks are in Florida, including Palm Beach County, entomologists say. But is babesiosis also here? That's unclear, because it's not a disease that state health officials track, and research on tick-borne diseases has been minimal. The tick that spreads babesiosis is so small, the size of a poppy seed, that people often don't realize...
Babesiosis - a tick-borne infection with the protozoan parasite, Babesia - produces a malaria-like illness that often goes undiagnosed, even in those who have been diagnosed properly with Lyme disease. There are over 100 Babesia species, and yet, only a few are known to cause disease in humans: Babesia microti, Babesia divergens,...
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