Babesiosis

Babesiosis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus <i>Babesia</i> and characterized by a febrile illness and hemolytic anemia but with manifestations ranging from an asymptomatic infection to a fulminating illness that can result in death.

Headache

Cephalgia, or pain sensed in various parts of the head, not confined to the area of distribution of any nerve.


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Pulmonary complications of babesiosis: case report and literature review.
Cunha BA, Nausheen S, Szalda D.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;26(7):505-8.
Babesiosis presents clinically as a malaria-like illness with fever, chills, headache, fatigue with lymphopenia, atypical lymphocytes, mildly or transiently elevated serum transaminases, thrombocytopenia, and increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels.