Relapsing fever classification: Difference between revisions
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Louse-borne Relapsing Fever = Epidemic Relapsing Fever | [[Louse-borne relapsing fever|Louse-borne Relapsing Fever = Epidemic Relapsing Fever]] | ||
*Transmitted person-to-person by the human body [[lice]] (vectors) from an infected human reservoir | *Transmitted person-to-person by the human body [[lice]] (vectors) from an infected human reservoir. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
There are two major forms of relapsing fever: endemic tick-borne and epidemic louse-borne. TBRF is transmitted by the soft body ticks (vectors) from a small mammal reservoir and maybe endemic or sporadic. LBRF is transmitted person-to-person by human body lice (vectors) from an infected human reservoir.
Classification
There are two forms of relapsing fever:
Tick-borne Relapsing Fever = Endemic Relapsing Fever
- Sporadic cases
- Transmitted by soft ticks
Louse-borne Relapsing Fever = Epidemic Relapsing Fever
- Transmitted person-to-person by the human body lice (vectors) from an infected human reservoir.