Noun: recurrent fever
- Marked by recurring high fever and transmitted by the bite of infected lice or ticks; characterized by episodes of high fever and chills and headache and muscle pain and nausea that recur every week or ten days for several months
"The patient with recurrent fever experienced multiple cycles of illness and apparent recovery";
- relapsing fever
Derived forms: recurrent fevers
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Recurrent fever