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Babesiosis is a tick-borne protozoan disease caused by parasites of the genus Babesia that belong to the Piroplasmida. The disease is named after the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeş. Babesiosis is also known as piroplasmosis (from Latin pirum, meaning 'pear', and plasma, 'image, formation').
Babesiosis affects domestic and wild animals and humans worldwide. While the disease is recognised in dogs around the world, it is found only rarely in cats. HUMAN DISEASE: Babesia species are common blood parasites of mammals. Human babesiosis is uncommon, but more cases in people have been reported recently, most likely because of rising awareness.
巴贝斯虫病是一种由巴贝斯属寄生虫引起的蜱传播原生动物疾病，这些寄生虫属于梨形虫纲。该疾病以罗马尼亚细菌学家维克多·巴贝斯的名字命名。巴贝斯虫病也被称为梨形虫病（源自拉丁语pirum，意为“梨”，和plasma，“形象、形态”）。
巴贝斯虫病影响全球范围内的家畜、野生动物和人类。虽然这种疾病在世界各地的犬类中都有发现，但在猫中很少见。
巴贝斯虫属是哺乳动物常见的血液寄生虫。人类巴贝斯虫病并不常见，但最近报告的病例有所增加，这很可能是因为人们的认识提高了。
