When people think about tick bites, Lyme disease is usually the first condition that comes to mind. However, ticks are complex vectors capable of carrying and transmitting multiple pathogens simultaneously. One of the most common and dangerous tick-borne co-infections...
More research is needed on how many people are affected by Babesia microti. What is known so far is that a growing number of people are testing positive for it. Statistics show that out of all the people over 65 with Medicare, 19,469 tested positive for Babesia...
Babesiosis is an infection caused by Babesia, a tiny parasite or bacteria that infects your blood. If this sounds familiar to Lyme disease, that’s because it is. They are often coinfections. The reason is that ticks can carry more than one type of bacteria that can be...
