11. In horses, it causes the babesiosis disease, called " equine babesiosis ". 12. High summer is prime season for babesiosis . 13. Over the past decade, the number of reported cases of babesiosis has steadily climbed. 14. Ticks also carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, babesiosis , ehrlichiosis, borrelia and other illnesses. 15. Further complicating the issue are other tick-borne illnesses, such as babesiosis and ehrlichiosis. 16. They include babesiosis , Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever, tularemia and ehrlichiosis. 17. Anaplasmosis and babesiosis are also common tick borne pathogens that infect humans similarly to Borrelia burgdorferi. 18. Babesiosis is also known as piroplasmosis.19. The high public awareness about Lyme actually might have made diagnosis and prevention of babesiosis more difficult. 20. This same deer tick is responsible for two other emerging tick-borne diseases, ehrlichiosis and babesiosis .
