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ORPHA:91547Disease
What it is
An infectious disease, rare in Europe, characterized by relapsing fever accompanied by headaches, vomiting and myalgia lasting 2-7 days, with afebrile intervals of up to 10 days. It is caused by bacterial species of the genus Borrelia, and transmitted by ticks (tick-borne relapsing fever; TBRF) and lice (louse-borne relapsing fever; LBRF).
Key facts
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Classified as
- Disease
Signs and symptoms
Very common80–99%
4Common30–79%
7Sometimes5–29%
14- Abdominal pain
- Abnormal bleeding
- Abnormality of the urinary system
- Acute kidney injury
- Arthralgia
- Chills
- Cough
- Elevated circulating creatinine concentration
and 6 more in this range
These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
ICD-10 codes
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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