Bartonellosis Health Article

KEY TERMS

Acute—Referring to the course of a disease, or a phase of a disease, the short-term experience of prominent symptoms.

Chronic—Referring to the course of a disease, or a phase of a disease, the long-term experience of prominent symptoms.

Erythrocytes—Red blood cells.

Hemolytic anemia—A form of erythrocyte deficiency caused by the destruction of the red blood cells.

Host—The organism that harbors or nourishes another organism (parasite). In bartonellosis, the person infected with Bartonella basilliformis.

Vector—An organism, such as insects or rodents, that can transmit disease to humans.