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relapsing fever

DEFINITIONS OF: relapsing fever

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n 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

Synonyms:
recurrent fever
Type of:
infectious disease
a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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