Babesiosis & Malaria
May 05, 2020
dr.priya07_DecodedMedicine
Simlarities:
- Both are parasitic infestations
- Presence of red blood cell inclusion bodies
- Clinical features: Headache, Fever, Chills, Nausea, Vomiting, Myalgia
- Severe cases: Altered mental status, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Anemia
with dyserythropoiesis, Hypotension, Respiratory distress, and Renal insufficiency
Differences:
MALARIA BABESIOSIS
Plasmodium sp.
Causative parasites (mainly Pl.Falciparum, Pl.vivax, Babesia microti
Pl.ovale)
Vectors Anopheles mosquitoes Ixodes ticks
RBC inclusion
Ring forms Maltese cross appearance
bodies
The Maltese cross of the the Knights of Malta.
Maltese cross appearance of RBC inclusion bodies in Babesiosis was named after the
Maltese cross of the Knights of Malta, the island country in Southern Europe.
May 05, 2020
dr.priya07_DecodedMedicine
Simlarities:
- Both are parasitic infestations
- Presence of red blood cell inclusion bodies
- Clinical features: Headache, Fever, Chills, Nausea, Vomiting, Myalgia
- Severe cases: Altered mental status, Disseminated intravascular coagulation, Anemia
with dyserythropoiesis, Hypotension, Respiratory distress, and Renal insufficiency
Differences:
MALARIA BABESIOSIS
Plasmodium sp.
Causative parasites (mainly Pl.Falciparum, Pl.vivax, Babesia microti
Pl.ovale)
Vectors Anopheles mosquitoes Ixodes ticks
RBC inclusion
Ring forms Maltese cross appearance
bodies
The Maltese cross of the the Knights of Malta.
Maltese cross appearance of RBC inclusion bodies in Babesiosis was named after the
Maltese cross of the Knights of Malta, the island country in Southern Europe.
