relapsing fever

Examples

• All

• This study reports an autochthonous human case of tick-borne relapsing fever caused by B. hermsii in the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana.

  Academic text (2015)

• Our study demonstrates that this area of Montana represents a previously unrecognized focus of relapsing fever and poses a risk for persons acquiring this tick-borne disease.

  Academic text (2015)

• We report a case of tickborne relapsing fever in a person in this region.

  Academic text (2015)

• The patient with relapsing fever described in this report represents another example of an atypical exposure by becoming infected during a daytime activity.

  Academic text (2015)

• Tickborne relapsing fever should be considered when patients seek treatment for a history of recurrent, acute febrile episodes.

  Academic text (2015)

• Residents and visitors to the Bitterroot Valley need to be alerted that there is the potential for becoming infected locally with the relapsing fever spirochete B. hermsii.

  Academic text (2015)

• Horton and Blaser (28) described endophthalmitis in a 3-month-old infant who contracted relapsing fever in a mountain cabin in Colorado.

  Academic text (2015)

• Tickborne relapsing fever is characterized by recurring episodes of high fever and severe headaches.

• Doctors should be aware of the symptoms of relapsing fever, which include chills and muscle pain.

• When diagnosing a patient, it is important to consider relapsing fever if they report multiple fever episodes.

Synonyms

R

recurrent fever

vsrelapsing fever

• Specialized

7.5

A disease that causes repeated high fevers with chills, headaches, and muscle pain often from lice or tick bites

is the same disease but called by a different medical name

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology