4. Arthritis: To help reduce pain associated with swelling of arthritis, add 20 drops of tea tree oil to 2 ounces of grapeseed oil. Massage into affected are 2-3 times a day.
Clinical Utility. Babesia microt i IgG and IgM assays are used to detect infection of the tick-borne protozoan Babesia microti, specifically in cases of diagnostic uncertainty or suspected chronic infection. The assays are performed by indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) methods.abesia microt i IgG and IgM assays are used to detect infection of the tick-borne protozoan Babesia microti, specifically in cases of diagnostic uncertainty or suspected chronic infection.
1 Rickettsia prowazekii causes epidemic typhus, the more severe form, and is spread mainly by lice, although sylvatic typhus (also due to R. prowazekii) is found in the USA and associated with bites from the fleas of a flying squirrel.2  Rickettsia typhi causes endemic or murine typhus and is transmitted by fleas. Rickettsia typhi causes endemic or murine typhus and is transmitted by fleas. 2  The term endemic refers to the fact that there is an animal reservoir of disease maintaining the presence of typhus in a particular area. 3  Rickettsia felis is found in cats and has also been linked to endemic typhus.