Babesiosis is carried by ticks. It can cause extremely high fevers and even death! Common only in New England, every year it seems to show up further and further west.
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Monsters Inside Me: The Tick-Borne Parasite
Babesiosis is carried by ticks. It can cause extremely high fevers and even death! Common only in New England, every year it seems to show up further and further west.
Added: Jul 22, 2009
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