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:
- 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
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BABESIOSIS
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Causative parasites
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Plasmodium sp.
(mainly Pl.Falciparum, Pl.vivax, Pl.ovale) |
Babesia microti
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Vectors
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Anopheles mosquitoes
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Ixodes ticks
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RBC inclusion bodies
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Ring forms
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Maltese cross appearance
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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.
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