Babesiosis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000606",
  "term": "Babesiosis",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including zoonoses in humans. They are caused by genus Babesia, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Texas cattle fever",
    "babesiasis",
    "bovine babesiosis",
    "cattle fever disease",
    "piroplasmosis"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "parasitoses",
    "tick-borne diseases",
    "Babesia",
    "Ixodes scapularis",
    "equine piroplasmosis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "babesiosis"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/babesiosis/"
}