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Relapsing Fever

Relapsing Fever Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Relapsing Fever Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition 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.

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