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ID DOID:13035
Name louse-borne relapsing fever
Definition A relapsing fever that is characterized by relapsing or recurring episodes of fever, has_material_basis_in Borrelia recurrentis, which is transmitted_by body louse (Pediculus humanus). The infection has_symptom tachypnea, has_symptom tachycardia, has_symptom hepatosplenomegaly and has_symptom lymphadenopathy.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30869050
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ICD10CM:A68.0

ICD9CM:087.0

MESH:D012061

NCI:C128426

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:14683004

UMLS_CUI:C0152061

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

gram-negative_bacterial_infectious_disease

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Synonyms

Relapsing fever, louse-borne [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a relapsing fever

Subclass Logical Relationships

has symptom some lymphadenopathy

has symptom some enlargement of lymph nodes

has symptom some hepatosplenomegaly

has symptom some tachycardia

has symptom some relapsing fever

transmitted by some Pediculus humanus

has symptom some tachypnea

transmitted by some insect borne transmission

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