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What are the some of the symptoms of Babesiosis?
Some people develop nonspecific flu-like symptoms, such as fever, chills, sweats, headache, body aches, loss of appetite, nausea, or fatigue.
Complications of babesiosis can include:
• a low and unstable blood pressure;
• severe hemolytic anemia (hemolysis);
• a very low platelet count (thrombocytopenia);
• disseminated intravascular coagulation (also known as “DIC” or consumptive coagulopathy), which can lead to blood clots and bleeding;
• malfunction of vital organs (such as the kidneys, liver, lungs, and heart); or
•death