tick - boRne illneSSeS paRt i : lyMe diSeaSe , anaplaSMoSiS , and babeSioSiS
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The arrival of spring brings to the Infectious Diseases specialist the challenge of an ever-expanding array of microbial diseases transmitted to humans through contact with ticks. While the causative agents of Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis are disparate, their similar clinical presentations, geographic distribution, and the possibility of co-transmission via a common vector warrant their consideration as coherent group of pathogens. Part I of this series will review the pertinent clinical, epidemiologic, biologic, and management issues of these three important infections.
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