Relapsing fever is an infection transmitted by a louse or tick. It is characterized by repeated episodes of fever. Relapsing fever, as the name implies, is characterized by recurrent acute episodes of fever. These are followed by periods of defervescence of increasing duration. It is a vector-borne infection that is spread by lice (Pediculus humanus) and ticks (Ornithodoros species). The infection is caused by various spirochete species of the Borrelia genus.
Causes, incidence, and risk
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