Relapsing Fever

An acute infection characterized by recurrent episodes of PYREXIA alternating with asymptomatic intervals of apparent recovery. This condition is caused by SPIROCHETES of the genus BORRELIA. It is transmitted by the BITES of either the body louse (PEDICULUS humanus corporis), for which humans are the reservoir, or by soft ticks of the genus ORNITHODOROS, for which rodents and other animals are the principal reservoirs.

Also Known As:

Borrelia hermsii Infections; Borrelia recurrentis Infections; Fever, Louse-borne Relapsing; Fever, Relapsing; Fever, Tick-borne Relapsing; Infection, Borrelia hermsii; Infection, Borrelia recurrentis; Louse borne Relapsing Fever; Louse-borne Relapsing Fevers; Relapsing Fever, Louse-borne; Relapsing Fever, Tick-borne; Relapsing Fevers; Tick borne Relapsing Fever; Tick-borne Relapsing Fevers; Borrelia hermsii Infection; Borrelia recurrentis Infection; Louse-borne Relapsing Fever; Tick-borne Relapsing Fever

Infections: 526564
- Vector Borne Diseases: 374
  - Tick-Borne Diseases: 496
    - Relapsing Fever: 335
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses: 1
  - Bacterial Infections: 24368
    - Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections: 918
      - Spirochaetales Infections: 27
        Borrelia Infections: 90
        Relapsing Fever: 335

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