infections
Babesiosis
Symptoms of Babesiosis
Some people with babesiosis, especially healthy people younger than 40, do not have noticeable symptoms. Infants have a range of mild to severe illness. Symptoms of babesiosis usually start about 1 to 2 weeks after people are bitten. People may have fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, and fatigue. In healthy people, symptoms usually resolve after a week. Breakdown of red blood cells (hemolysis) may cause Overview of Anemia (called hemolytic anemia) and The risk of severe disease and death is highest for people whose spleen has been removed, or who take medications or have disorders that Overview of Immunodeficiency Disorders (particularly AIDS). In these people, symptoms of babesiosis may resemble those of 