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Nantucket disease |
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Nantucket disease A blood-borne infection by Babesia microti, an intertriginous cyst-forming parasite, named after an island off Massachusetts, occurring along the entire eastern seaboard of the US Reservoir White-footed mouse Vector
Ixodes dammini–'Lyme disease' tick; in Europe, it is most common in splenectomized Pts and often fatal; in the US, it is rarely fatal; splenectomized subjects comprise1⁄3 of cases Clinical 1-3 wk incubation,
malaise, fatigue, anorexia, shaking chills, fever, headache, myalgias, mental depression, emotional lability Treatment Clindamycin, quinacrine How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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