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A parasitic infection normally transmitted by deer ticks has made its way into the U.S. blood supply, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Tuesday. The infection is called babesiosis and its increasingly spreading through blood transfusions.
- SORA SONG
Taken from A Tick-Borne Parasite Invades the Blood Supply
Sunday, January 22, 2012
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The rst case of babesiosis transmitted through transfusion occurred in 1979, according to the CDC. Since then, another 161 cases have been documented -- 77% of them in the last decade.
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To prevent becoming infected with babesiosis - and keeping it out of the blood supply to begin with - people should avoid tick bites by wearing protective clothing and using insect repellant.
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The disease is treatable with antibiotics, but it can become severe or even deadly in certain vulnerable populations, including the elderly, those with weakened immune systems.
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