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relapsing fever

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several infectious diseases characterized by chills and fever and caused by spirochetes transmitted by lice and ticks.

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  • noun pathology an infection caused by certain bacteria of the genus Borrelia, transmitted by lice and ticks

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  • noun marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months

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