Babesiosis
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What is babesiosis?
Babesiosis is a vector-borne illness usually transmitted by Ixodes ticks.
Common symptoms reported by people with babesiosis
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for babesiosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with babesiosis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have babesiosis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with babesiosis? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has babesiosis on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 18 say babesiosis is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 3 | |
| 30s | 4 | |
| 40s | 6 | |
| 50s | 7 | |
| 60s | 2 | |
| 70+ | 18 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 19 | |
| Female | 62 |
These charts show data from babesiosis patients who have completed their condition history
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