ALL meanings of relapsing fever
relapsing fever
R r - noun relapsing fever infection caused by parasites 1
- noun relapsing fever 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. 1
- noun relapsing fever any of various infectious diseases characterized by recurring fever, caused by the bite of body lice or ticks infected with spirochaetes of the genus Borrelia 0
- noun relapsing fever 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 0