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Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia Species
Relapsing fever is characterized by recurrent fevers with spirochetemia caused by organisms of the Borrelia genus. The spirochetes are broadly divided between endemic tick-borne species (tick-borne relapsing fever [TBRF]) and epidemic louse-borne species (louse-borne relapsing fever [LBRF]). TBRF occurs in…