raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:108

Babesiosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Babesiosis is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus <i>Babesia</i> and characterized by a febrile illness and hemolytic anemia but with manifestations ranging from an asymptomatic infection to a fulminating illness that can result in death.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enBabesiosis
frBabésiose
deBabesiose
esBabesiosis
itBabesiosi
nlBabesiose
ptBabesiose
plBabeszioza
csBabezióza
ukБабезіоз
zh巴贝虫病
trBabeziyoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10B60.0Especificvalidated
ICD-111F52Especificvalidated
MONDO0005661Evalidated
MeSHD001404Evalidated
UMLSC0004576Evalidated
GARD5878Evalidated
MedDRA10003965Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalence<1 / 1 000 000—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedemedicine[OTHER]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

31 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Very frequent (99-80%)
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0001878Hemolytic anemia
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0012735Cough
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0002240Hepatomegaly
HP:0000975Hyperhidrosis
HP:0000952Jaundice
HP:0001882Leukopenia
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0002719Recurrent infections
HP:0001744Splenomegaly
HP:0001873Thrombocytopenia
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0002039Anorexia
HP:0001864Clinodactyly of the 5th toe
HP:0001259Coma
HP:0001289Confusion
HP:0001635Congestive heart failure
HP:0000716Depression
HP:0005521Disseminated intravascular coagulation
HP:0001399Hepatic failure
HP:0100724Hypercoagulability
HP:0001376Limitation of joint mobility
HP:0001658Myocardial infarction
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0100776Recurrent pharyngitis
HP:0000083Renal insufficiency
HP:0002093Respiratory insufficiency
HP:0004936Venous thrombosis

Run the differential on the 3 obligate / very frequent terms

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Sources for this card