Clinical Social Work/Therapist. Dr. Lipscomb is a licensed psychotherapist with experience providing therapy, counseling and coaching services to individuals, couples, children, youth and families.
Symptoms. Symptoms of babesiosis are similar to those of Lyme disease but babesiosis more often starts with a high fever and chills. As the infection progresses, patients may develop fatigue, headache, drenching sweats, muscle aches, chest pain, hip pain and shortness of breath (âair hungerâ). Babesiosis is often so mild it is not noticed but can be life-threatening to people with no spleen, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.
Other possible symptoms of mites in humans include tiny bumps or blisters that form irregular, thin burrow tracks, notes Mayo Clinic. For adults, the tracks usually occur in the skin's folds, including in armpits, the inner elbow, on knees and on the buttocks.