relapsing fever
noun
: a variable acute epidemic disease that is marked by recurring high fever usually lasting three to seven days and is caused by a spirochete (genus Borrelia) transmitted by the bites of lice and ticks
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Tick bites can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick-borne relapsing fever.
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
This wasn’t a total shock, as B. lonestari is a close relative of B. miyamotoi, which is known to cause tickborne relapsing fever.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
This led to their official diagnosis of tickborne relapsing fever caused by the bacteria.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
New research suggests the bacteria infected the 75-year-old man with tickborne relapsing fever, an uncommon condition that causes nausea, recurring fever, headaches and muscle and joint aches.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
Thus, the relapsing fever can be spread by the bite of larval ticks as well as the customary nymphs that cause Lyme.
—Wendy Orent, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
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Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
This wasn’t a total shock, as B. lonestari is a close relative of B. miyamotoi, which is known to cause tickborne relapsing fever.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
This led to their official diagnosis of tickborne relapsing fever caused by the bacteria.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
New research suggests the bacteria infected the 75-year-old man with tickborne relapsing fever, an uncommon condition that causes nausea, recurring fever, headaches and muscle and joint aches.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
Thus, the relapsing fever can be spread by the bite of larval ticks as well as the customary nymphs that cause Lyme.
—Wendy Orent, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
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“Relapsing fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/relapsing%20fever. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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