{"id":105367,"date":"2026-05-27T13:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=105367"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:12:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:42:41","slug":"babesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/babesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Babesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Babesia Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two lion cubs recently died in Gujarat\u2019s Gir National Park region due to a suspected Babesia infection. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Babesia<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babesia is a genus of <\/span><b>microscopic parasites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>infect the red blood cells (RBCs) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>animals and humans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>causing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the disease known as <\/span><b>babesiosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These protozoa are <\/span><b>transmitted mainly by the bite of ticks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> primarily by the <\/span><b>Ixodes tick, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also known as a <\/span><b>deer tick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is <\/span><b>also responsible for <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">transmitting other diseases, such as<\/span><b> Lyme disease.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babesiosis can <\/span><b>affect both animals and humans,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> although it is much <\/span><b>more common in animals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially <\/span><b>cattle, dogs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other mammals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human infection is more common in areas where ticks are common.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>geographical distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Babesia is<\/span><b> primarily in the Americas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially in the <\/span><b>Northeast regio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n, as well as regions of <\/span><b>Europe and Asia.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Is Babesiosis Contagious?<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, babesiosis <\/span><b>isn\u2019t contagious from person to person.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rarely<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Babesia is <\/span><b>transmitted from a pregnant women to the fetus.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Symptoms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although many people may develop <\/span><b>no or only very mild <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symptoms, in <\/span><b>severe cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it can cause <\/span><b>high fever, fatigue, anemia,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other problems related to the destruction of RBCs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In dangerous cases,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> babesiosis can lead to complications such as<\/span><b> respiratory failure, kidney failure, liver failure,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> heart problems, and\/or coagulopathy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Treatment:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatment for babesiosis usually involves a combination of <\/span><b>antimicrobial drugs, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the infection is caused by a parasite.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most recommended is a <\/span><b>combination therapy of two drugs, atovaquone (antiparasitic) and azithromycin (antibiotic).<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/gujarat\/gir-lion-cub-deaths-linked-to-suspected-babesia-infection-gujarat-rules-out-outbreak\/article71025382.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babesia is a genus of microscopic parasites that infect the red blood cells (RBCs) of animals and humans, causing the disease known as babesiosis. 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