Clinical excellence for nurse practitioners : the international journal of NPACE
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Babesiosis is an intraerythrocytic parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus Babesia and transmitted by the Ixodes dammini tick, which also transmits Lyme disease. Babesiosis is emerging as an illness of public health significance in the United States. ⋯ However, overall mortality rates for symptomatic cases are less than 10%. This article presents a case report on a white male in his 70s diagnosed with human Babesiosis and emphasizes the need for early detection and prompt interventions to minimize the sequelae related to this tick-borne disease.