- endemic relapsing fever
- tick-borne relapsing f.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
endemic relapsing fever
Look at other dictionaries:
tick-borne relapsing fever — a type of relapsing fever that is caused by various species of Borrelia, spread to humans from animal reservoirs through tick vectors that are usually species of Ornithodoros. It is endemic in many parts of the world where the ticks and their… … Medical dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
Nonvenereal endemic syphilis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A65 ICD 9 104 … Wikipedia
Boutonneuse fever — Classification and external resources Typical eschar and spots on the leg of a patient with Boutonneuse fever[1] … Wikipedia
Mianeh fever — Mi·a·neh fever .mē ə nā n a form of relapsing fever endemic to the Middle East … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Lyme disease — Classification and external resources Nymphal and adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Lyme disease microbiology — Lyme disease, or borreliosis, is caused by Gram negative spirochetal bacteria from the genus Borrelia , which has at least 37 known species, 12 of which are Lyme related, and an unknown number of genomic strains. Borrelia species known to cause… … Wikipedia
Chlamydophila psittaci — Direct fluorescent antibody stain of a mouse brain impression smear showing C. psittaci. Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Psittacosis — Classification and external resources Direct fluorescent antibody stain of a mouse brain impression smear showing C. psittaci. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
