Relapsing fever

Relapsing fever
SpecialtyInfectious diseases Edit this on Wikidata
SymptomsFever, headache, muscle pain, nausea, rash

Relapsing fever is a vector-borne disease caused by infection with certain bacteria in the genus Borrelia, which is transmitted through the bites of lice, soft-bodied ticks (genus Ornithodoros), or hard-bodied ticks (genus Ixodes).

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