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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Relapsing fever is an infection caused by certain bacteria in the genus Borrelia.[1] It is a vector-borne disease that is transmitted through louse or soft-bodied tick bites.[2]
References
- ↑ Schwan T (1996). "Ticks and Borrelia: model systems for investigating pathogen-arthropod interactions". Infect Agents Dis. 5 (3): 167–81. PMID 8805079.
- ↑ Schwan T, Piesman J (2002). "Vector interactions and molecular adaptations of Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes associated with transmission by ticks". Emerg Infect Dis. 8 (2): 115–21. PMID 11897061.