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.
Urbandale-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 6/13/1976, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Urbandale city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.