Relapsing fever, relapsing fever, acute infectious disease caused by Borrelia spirochetes. Its main symptom is a three-day fever that recurs every week. What are the other symptoms of relapsing fever? What is the treatment?

Relapsing fever , relapsing fever, acute infectious disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. There are two forms of the disease:

  • carried by clothing lice (Borrelia recurrentis) - It was found in Europe during the wars, and is still found in sub-Saharan Africa (especially in war-hit regions and refugee camps. It is common in Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia) , China and South America
  • transmitted by ticks (Borrelia duttoni) - mainly by Ornithodoros hermsi ticks. The disease occurs in Australia, Central and South America, the United States (the disease is widespread especially in 14 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming ), Central Asia and Africa, as well as the Mediterranean Sea

Relapse fever - symptoms

The course of the disease depends on the extent of changes in small capillaries. destruction of the endothelium of these vessels leads to organ damage (liver, central nervous system). The onset of relapse is sudden:

The incubation time of the disease is 7 days.

  • fever
  • chills
  • muscle aches
  • headaches
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • jaundice
  • nose bleeds
  • petechiae in the skin

The disease usually lasts 3-5 days, after a week or later another attack occurs that lasts for 3 days. After a week, further attacks of the disease may appear.

Recurrent fever - diagnostics

Laboratory tests are performed to detect spirochetes in the blood.

Relapse fever - treatment

Treatment of relapsing fever is by administering antibiotics. It has not developed specific treatment guidelines, but experts generally recommend tetracycline 500 mg every 6 hours for 10 days as the preferred oral regimen for adults.

Return fever (feverreturn) - complications

Long-term effects of relapsing fever are rare, but include iritis, uveitis, and neuropathy.

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Parasitic diseases