RELAPSING FEVER


Meaning of RELAPSING FEVER in English

Function: noun

Date: 1849

: 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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