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Relapsing Fever

Medical Questions » Relapsing Fever
Name: Relapsing Fever
Also known as:
Generalized infection of the body found worldwide in areas of poor hygiene. Particularly common in the western United States, but rare in western Europe and Australasia.
Causes of Relapsing Fever
Infection by several bacteria of the species Borrelia that is spread from rats to man by the bite of a tick, or may spread from man to man by the bite of human body lice.
Symptoms of Relapsing Fever
Some days after being bitten by an infected insect, patient suddenly develops a fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, rapid heart rate, joint pains, rash and headache. Sometimes they become delirious and hallucinate. The attack stops as suddenly as it started after three to ten days, but relapses occur after one or two weeks.
Tests for Relapsing Fever
Diagnosed by specific blood tests.
Treatment for Relapsing Fever
Antibiotics.
Complications of Relapsing Fever of its treatment
Uncommonly, in the elderly and debilitated, it may be fatal.
Likely Outcome of Relapsing Fever
Up to a dozen relapses may occur before final recovery, but five is the average, and each subsequent attack is milder than the preceding one. Treatment with appropriate antibiotics cures the infection and stops the relapses.
       
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