relapsing fever — n any of several forms of an acute epidemic infectious disease marked by sudden recurring paroxysms of high fever lasting from five to seven days, articular and muscular pains, and a sudden crisis and caused by a spirochete of the genus Borrelia… … Medical dictionary
relapsing fever — n. any of various acute infectious diseases caused by certain spirochetes (genus Borrelia) transmitted by ticks or lice, and characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and chills … English World dictionary
Relapsing fever — (engl., spr. rĭläppsing fihwer), Rückfalltyphus … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Relapsing fever — | MeshID = D012061 Relapsing fever is an infection caused by certain bacteria in the genus Borrelia .cite journal |author=Schwan T |title=Ticks and Borrelia: model systems for investigating pathogen arthropod interactions |journal=Infect Agents… … Wikipedia
relapsing fever — Pathol. one of a group of fevers characterized by relapses, occurring in many tropical countries, and caused by several species of spirochetes transmitted by several species of lice and ticks. Also called recurrent fever. [1840 50] * * *… … Universalium
relapsing fever — noun 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 • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
relapsing fever — an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Borrelia, which is transmitted by ticks or lice and results in recurrent fever. The first episode of fever occurs about a week after infection: it is accompanied by severe headache and aching… … The new mediacal dictionary
relapsing fever — noun Date: 1849 a variable acute epidemic disease that is marked by recurring high fever usually lasting three to seven days and is caused by a spirochete (genus Borrelia) transmitted by the bites of lice and ticks … New Collegiate Dictionary
relapsing fever — attacks of fever that recur and repeat … English contemporary dictionary
relapsing fever — noun an infectious bacterial disease marked by recurrent fever … English new terms dictionary
