noun
- Plural of babesia; parasitic protozoans of the genus Babesia that infect red blood cells and cause babesiosis in animals and humans.
Usage: medical/scientific term; typically used in plural form; transmitted by ticks
Examples
- Babesias are microscopic parasites that can be transmitted to humans through tick bites.
- The laboratory identified babesias in the patient's blood sample.
- Cattle infected with babesias may suffer from anemia and fever.
- Babesias replicate inside red blood cells, causing hemolysis.
- Researchers study babesias to develop better diagnostic tests for babesiosis.