anaplasmosis
noun
an·a·plas·mo·sis
ˌa-nə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs 
plural anaplasmoses
ˌa-nə-ˌplaz-ˈmō-ˌsēz
: infection with or a bacterial disease caused by an anaplasma: such as
a
: a disease of humans that is typically marked by fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and fatigue and is caused by an anaplasma (Anaplasma phagocytophilum synonym Ehrlichia phagocytophila) which infects granulocytes compare ehrlichiosis
b
: a disease of cattle that is typically marked by anemia, fever, jaundice, weight loss, and death especially in adult animals and is caused by an anaplasma (Anaplasma marginale) which infects and destroys red blood cells
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Within that group, 41% also had Lyme disease, almost 4% had ehrlichiosis, and a tiny portion, 0.3%, had anaplasmosis.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
The front-line treatment for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis is a different antibiotic, doxycycline.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Another disease caused by ticks is anaplasmosis, which causes fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Commonly seen in the U.S. are anaplasmosis, babesiosis, borrelia mayonii and borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, Borrelia miyamotoi, which causes tickborne relapsing fever, and more.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 18 Oct. 2024
The front-line treatment for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichiosis is a different antibiotic, doxycycline.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
Another disease caused by ticks is anaplasmosis, which causes fever, headache, chills, and muscle aches.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
Commonly seen in the U.S. are anaplasmosis, babesiosis, borrelia mayonii and borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, Borrelia miyamotoi, which causes tickborne relapsing fever, and more.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
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anaplasmosis
noun
an·a·plas·mo·sis
-ˌplaz-ˈmō-səs
plural anaplasmoses
-ˌsēz
: infection with or a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Anaplasma affecting both humans and animals (such as dogs, horses, and cattle): such as
a
: a disease of humans that is typically marked by fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and fatigue and is caused by a bacterium (A. phagocytophilum synonym Ehrlichia phagocytophila) infecting granulocytes
called also ehrlichiosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
b
: a disease of cattle that is typically marked by anemia, fever, jaundice, weight loss, and death especially in adult animals and is caused by a bacterium (A. marginale) which infects and destroys red blood cells
called also gall sickness, galziekte
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