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Diseases » Relapsing fever » Introduction
 

Relapsing fever

Relapsing fever: Introduction

Relapsing fever: Tick-borne disease with symptoms that resolve and then relapse. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Relapsing fever is available below.

Symptoms of Relapsing fever

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Medical Textbooks Online about Relapsing fever

Medical Books Excerpts
  • Fever
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
  • FEVER
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
  • Lassa fever
  • "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
  • Fever
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
  • Fever
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
  • Fever
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
  • FEVER
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
 

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Misdiagnosis and Relapsing fever

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Causes of Relapsing fever

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Treatments for Relapsing fever

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Clinical Trials for Relapsing fever

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Definitions of 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. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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