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An acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The fevers spontaneously abate and then recur. The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) is the main vector. A less severe form is transmitted by soft ticks of the genus Ornithodorus.

Resources in This Category

• DermNet NZ: Tick-borne Relapsing Fever

  http://www.dermnetnz.org/bacterial/relapsing-fever.html
  Provides information including clinical features, skin manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

• Patient UK: Relapsing Fever

  http://patient.info/doctor/relapsing-fever
  Provides information on this infection caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, its epidemiology, pathophysiology, presentation, diagnosis, management and prevention.

• Relapsing Fever

  http://www.atsu.edu/faculty/chamberlain/Website/lectures/lecture/relapfev.htm
  Lecture notes from a course on infectious diseases, given by Dr. Neal R. Chamberlain.

• Tick-borne Diseases, Relapsing Fever

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/787000-overview
  Detailed article from eMedicine.com.

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