Other possible ways of becoming infected with Babesia include: 1  receipt of a contaminated blood transfusion (no tests have been licensed yet for donor screening); or. 2  transmission from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.
Urbandale, Iowa. Urbandale is a city in Polk and Dallas counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 39,463. It is part of the Des MoinesâWest Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. Contents.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Urbandale: 1  Drake University (about 5 miles; Des Moines, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,768) 2  Des Moines Area Community College (about 9 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 15,337) 3  Iowa State University (about 28 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 28,662)