tick-borne relapsing fever

Term ID

DOID:13036

Synonyms

• Relapsing fever, tick-borne
• soft tick relapsing fever

Definition

A relapsing fever that is characterized by relapsing or recurring episodes of fever, has_material_basis_in Borrelia hermsii, has_material_basis_in Borrelia parkeri or has_material_basis_in Borrelia duttoni, which are transmitted_by soft ticks (Ornithodoros parkeri and Ornithodoros hermsii). The infection has_symptom tachypnea, has_symptom tachycardia, has_symptom hepatosplenomegaly and has_symptom lymphadenopathy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relapsing_fever

References

• ICD10CM:A68.1
• ICD9CM:087.1
• NCI:C34976
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:10301003
• UMLS_CUI:C0035022

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:13036 )