Babesiosis — Worldwide/Unknown
Babesiosis is caused by a parasite that can be traced before a blood transfusion. So why do 4 in every 1000 donations still contain the potentially deadly [parasite]?
In hospitals across the United States, people are getting sick and even dying from receiving transfusions of blood tainted with a known, epidemic-level parasite, and we’re still not testing either the blood supply or prospective donors for it.
Babesiosis has spread like wildfire through parts of the U.S., sickening those in
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