infection

Relapsing fever

Relapsing fever is a vector-borne disease caused by with certain in the genus Borrelia, which is transmitted through the bites of lice, soft-bodied ticks, or hard-bodied ticks.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Fever, headache, muscle pain, , rash

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