| Identifier |
wh_ch54_p2974_1 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Babesia Species (Babesiosis) |
| Creator |
Wayne T. Cornblath, MD |
| Affiliation |
Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan |
| Subject |
Infectious Diseases; Protozoa; Protozoal Diseases; Babesia Species; Babesiosis |
| Description |
Babesia is a protozoan within the class Sporozoa that parasitizes erythrocytes of wild and domestic animals. It was first described in animals by Babes in 1888. There are 99 species worldwide in the genus, with some species infecting a wide range of hosts. Four strains of BabesiaB. microti, B. divergens, WA-1, and MO-1cause disease in humans, but other species occasionally are implicated in sporadic cases of human disease. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6254srr |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
186765 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6254srr |
