Khaleesi Suffers from Babesia
Khaleesi has never had an easy live.
Because of her unique looks, it was really difficult for her to find a home.
She finally did, but now she’s facing another crisis.
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Her livers were failing, so she was rushed to emergency medical care, where she was diagnosed with babesia.
According to Wikipedia, babesia is an Apicomplexan parasite that infects red blood cells causing a disease known as babesiosis. Originally discovered by the Romanian bacteriologist Victor Babeș, over 100 species of Babesia have been identified, but only a few have been documented to cause disease in humans.
In the United States, B. microti is the most common strain associated with humans. Other species infect cattle, livestock, and occasionally domestic animals. People who contract babesiosis suffer from malaria-like symptoms. As a result, malaria is a common misdiagnosis for the disease.
Babesia is a protozoan parasite found to infect humans. Babesiosis is also known as piroplasmosis. Due to historical misclassifications, this protozoan was labeled with many names that are no longer used. Common names of the disease include Texas cattle fever, redwater fever, tick fever, and Nantucket fever.
Although it was initially reported that the mitochondrial genome is circular unlike other sequenced Apicomplexa mitochondrial genomes, this has now been revised. The mitochondrial genome is actually linear.
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Partial RNA sequencing of canine piroplams has identified a number of additional species.
The genome of B. microti has been sequenced. The sequence shows that this species does not belong to the either of the established genera—Babesia and Theileria—but instead belongs to a separate genus.
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