Relapsing fever
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]
| Relapsing fever | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | A68. |
| ICD-9 | 087 |
| DiseasesDB | 1547 |
| eMedicine | emerg/590 med/1999 |
| MeSH | D012061 |
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]
References
- ↑ Schwan T. Ticks and Borrelia: model systems for investigating pathogen-arthropod interactions. Infect Agents Dis 5 (3) (1996). p. 167–81.
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary entry for "typhinia". Retrieved 2018-01-23.
- ↑ Schwan T, Piesman J. Vector interactions and molecular adaptations of Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes associated with transmission by ticks.. Emerg Infect Dis 8 (2) (2002). p. 115–21. doi:10.3201/eid0802.010198.
- ↑ Sherris Medical Microbiology (2004)McGraw Hill. p. 432–4. ISBN 0838585299.