Noun: relapsing 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 relapsing fever experienced multiple cycles of illness and apparent recovery";
- recurrent fever
Derived forms: relapsing fevers
Type of: infectious disease
Encyclopedia: Relapsing fever