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relapsing fever
An acute infectious disease characterized by recurring fever. It is caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia and transmitted by the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) and by ticks of the genus Ornithodoros.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Επιστήμη
- Category: Γενική επιστήμη
- Company: McGraw-Hill
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