Relapsing fever | |
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Classification and external resources | |
ICD-10 | A68. |
ICD-9 | 087 |
DiseasesDB | 1547 |
eMedicine | emerg/590 med/1999 |
MeSH | D012061 |
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]
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]