Relapsing fever

primary bacterial infectious disease that results in infection, has material basis in Borrelia, which is transmitted by tick or transmitted by body louse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Relapsing fever is an infection caused by some bacteria in the genus Borrelia.[1] It is sometimes called typhinia.[2] It is carried and spread by lice and ticks.[3]

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The word "relapse" means to come back. The disease is called "relapsing fever" because the symptoms can go away and come back several times until the person is cured.[4]

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